Définitions
1.NounA relationship or relation (to something).
2.NounA measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
3.NounInformation about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
4.NounA person who provides this information; a referee.
5.NounA reference work."reference grammar; Reference Dictionary of Linguistics"
6.NounThe act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
7.NounA relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
8.NounA short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
9.NounA previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
10.NounAn object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
11.NounA special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
12.NounAppeal.
13.VerbTo provide a list of references for (a text)."You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it."
14.VerbTo cite, to use as a reference."Reference the dictionary for word meanings."
15.VerbTo mention, to refer to."In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent."
16.VerbTo contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory."The given pointer will reference the actual generated data."