In general, a reference is something that refers to or designates something else, or acts as a connection or a link between two things. The objects it links may be concrete, such as books or locations, or abstract, such as data, thoughts, or memories. The object which is named by a reference, or to which the reference points, is the referent.
The term reference is used with different specialized meanings in a variety of fields, as follows:
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American Multicultural Publications - Offers books on customs, traditions, history and accomplishments of ethnic groups.
Meta Description: [ Multicultural books and cultural diversity publications from American Multicultural Publications ]
Hippie Dictionary - A reference book, history book, and social statement about the counterculture of the 1960s.
Meta Description: [ The Hippie Dictionary: A Cultural Encyclopedia of the 1960s and 1970s. Civil rights, anti-war, music, love & peace. ]
Morrison's Sound-It-Out Speller - Dictionary that uses phonetics to locate correct spellings, and offers hints about meaning.
Meta Description: [ This new type of dictionary delivers spelling help. ]
Newton's Bilingual Dictionary of Land Surveying, Geography, and Geomatics - Annotated French / English lexicon. Includes excerpts, press, an order form, and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Newton's Dictionnaire Bilingue Anglais-Français, Français-Anglais de la Topographie, de la Géographie et de la Géomatique ]
Oxford English Dictionary - Oxford University Press's dictionary described with ordering information.
Quality Books - Sells a variety of special interest titles, mainly focused on do-it-yourself kits for everything ranging from getting a divorce to starting a business.
Meta Description: [ Buy Books Online. Immediate Download. Thousand of books to choose from. ]
Whitaker's Almanac - Annual reference to the government and social structure of the UK - and the rest of the world. A wide range of fact, figures and directory information.
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