reference

A variable data type in which the variable's value is an address.

A document that discloses subject matter that is material to a determination of the patentability of a claimed invention. MPEP 2126, MPEP 2126.01, MPEP 2126.02, MPEP 2127, MPEP 2128.

A means of inserting a property from one AWS resource into another. For example, you could insert an Amazon EC2 security group property into an Amazon RDS resource.

Where you look to find a pointer to information somewhere else. (See "indirection".) References come in two flavors, symbolic references and hard references.

The range of activities involved in assisting researchers using documentary material.

The biometric data stored for an individual for use in future recognition. A reference can be one or more templates, models or raw images. See also template.