A reference is a relationship in which one object designates or links to another.

Reference or reference point may also refer to: Reference (computer science) Reference (C++) Reference (film), a 1985 Bulgarian film Reference, a citation, i.e., a link to a source of information Reference design, in engineering Reference desk, in a library Reference question, a concept in Canadian public law Reference work, a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc. Reference.com, an online reference source Digital reference, a library reference service conducted online Letter of reference Sense and reference (Bedeutung) or Reference, Frege's term for that which an expression designates

See also Cross-reference Refer (disambiguation) Referee (disambiguation) Referent Reference point (disambiguation) Self-reference Terms of reference Web indexing

For Wikipedia's reference guideline, see Wikipedia:Citing sources