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A reference, or a references point, is the intensional use of one thing, a point of reference or reference state, to indicate something else. When reference is intended, what the reference points to is called the referent.
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Some general examples are:
* the name Jane Doe used to identify a particular woman;
* a traffic sign warning of an upcoming turn-off;
* a wedding ring indicating a certain kind of relationship; and
* samples of various musical works being incorporated into a new one.
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References are indicated by sounds (like onomatopoeia), pictures (like roadsigns), text (like bibliographies), indexes (by number) and objects (a wedding ring); but endless concrete and abstract methods can be used intentionally. This includes methods that intentionally hide the reference from some observers, as in cryptography.
The following sections give specific usages of reference in different subjects.
Academics and scholarship
In academics and scholarship, an author-title-date information in bibliographies and footnotes, specifying complete works of other people. Copying of material by another author without proper citation or without required permissions is plagiarism.
Keeping a diary allows an individual to use references for personal organization, whether or not anyone else understands the systems of reference used. However, scholars have studied methods of reference because of their key role in communication and co-operation between different people, and also because of misunderstandings that can arise. Modern academic study of reference has been developing since the 19th Century.
Reimer, Marga (2009). "". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Academic writing
In academic literature, a reference is a previously published written work within acade read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference
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