reference work

reference work
A compendium of information, which is not intended to be read from beginning to end, and is compiled for ease of reference. Examples include encyclopedias and dictionaries.

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  • reference work — index directory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Reference work — This article is about a kind of publication. Reference work may also refer to the work that librarians perform at a library reference desk. A reference work is a compendium of information, usually of a specific type, compiled in a book for ease… …   Wikipedia

  • reference work — noun a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic • Syn: ↑reference book, ↑reference, ↑book of facts • Derivationally related forms: ↑refer (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Reference work — Справочная работа; Справочник …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • Reference — For help in citing references, see Wikipedia:Citing sources. For the Wikipedia Reference Desk, see Wikipedia:Reference desk. Reference is derived from Middle English referren, from Middle French rèférer, from Latin referre, to carry back , formed …   Wikipedia

  • reference book — noun a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic • Syn: ↑reference, ↑reference work, ↑book of facts • Derivationally related forms: ↑refer (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • reference — [[t]re̱fərəns[/t]] ♦♦♦ references, referencing, referenced 1) N VAR Reference to someone or something is the act of talking about them or mentioning them. A reference is a particular example of this. He made no reference to any agreement... The… …   English dictionary

  • Reference scenario — A reference scenario is an imagined situation where a library patron brings a question to a librarian and there is then a conversation, called in the field a reference interview, where the librarian works to help the patron find what he or she… …   Wikipedia

  • Reference electrode — Reference electrodeis an electrode which has a stable and well known electrode potential.The high stability of the electrode potential is usually reached by employing a redox system with constant (buffered or saturated) concentrations of each… …   Wikipedia

  • Work permit — is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment. It is most often used in reference to instances where a person is given permission to work in a country where one does not hold citizenship, but is also used in …   Wikipedia

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