Referent vs. Reference
Referentnoun
(semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
Referentnoun
That which is referenced.
Referentnoun
something referred to; the object of a reference
Referentnoun
the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
Referentnoun
something that refers; a term that refers to another term
Referent
A referent () is a person or thing to which a name – a linguistic expression or other symbol – refers. For example, in the sentence Mary saw me, the referent of the word Mary is the particular person called Mary who is being spoken of, while the referent of the word me is the person uttering the sentence.
Referencenoun
A relationship or relation (to something).
Referencenoun
A measurement one can compare to.
Referencenoun
Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
Referencenoun
A person who provides this information; a referee.
Referencenoun
A reference work.
Referencenoun
(semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
Referencenoun
(academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
Referencenoun
(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
Referencenoun
(programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
Referencenoun
A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
Referencenoun
(obsolete) Appeal.
Referenceverb
To provide a list of references for (a text).
Referenceverb
To refer to, to use as a reference.
Referenceverb
To mention, to cite.
Referenceverb
(programming) To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.
Referencenoun
The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
Referencenoun
That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
Referencenoun
Relation; regard; respect.
Referencenoun
One who, or that which, is referred to.
Referencenoun
The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.
Referencenoun
Appeal.
Referencenoun
a remark that calls attention to something or someone;
Referencenoun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;
Referencenoun
an indicator that orients you generally;
Referencenoun
a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts;
Referencenoun
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;
Referencenoun
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to;
Referencenoun
the act of referring or consulting;
Referencenoun
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to;
Referencenoun
the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to;
Referenceverb
refer to;
Reference
Reference is a relationship between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object. The first object in this relation is said to refer to the second object.
