A reference work is a document, such as a paper, book or periodical (or their electronic equivalents), to which one can refer for information. The information...

meanings of reference described in this article. Another sense is "consult"; this is reflected in such expressions as reference work, reference desk, job...

admission, etc. Reference design, in engineering Reference desk, in a library Reference question, a concept in Canadian public law Reference work, a dictionary...

needs. Reference work often but not always involves using reference works, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. This form of reference work expands...

encyclopedia, Home and School Reference Work, was published in 1913 in 6 volumes under the imprint of the Dixon and Rucker Company. The work was considered poor...

Sports Reference, LLC is an American sports statistics company that operates databases of several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American...

from one reference work to another. The company was founded as Xrefer in 1999. Xrefer initially provided free access to several dozen reference works. In...

own formula. Self-reference occurs in literature and film when an author refers to his or her own work in the context of the work itself. Examples include...

with each one pertaining to a specific language, making it the largest reference work of all time. The English-language Wikipedia has the largest collection...

"invented") status of the work" as well as "the fact that media-related phenomena are at issue, rather than (hetero-)references to the world outside the...

A Who's Who (or Who Is Who) is a reference work consisting of biographical entries of notable people in a particular field. The oldest and best-known is...

The Encyclopaedia of Islam (EI) is a reference work that facilitates the academic study of Islam. It is published by Brill and provides information on...

Mathematics (also EOM and formerly Encyclopaedia of Mathematics) is a large reference work in mathematics. The 2002 version contains more than 8,000 entries covering...

A reference interview is a conversation between a librarian and a library user, usually at a reference desk, in which the librarian responds to the user's...

In physics and astronomy, a frame of reference (or reference frame) is an abstract coordinate system, whose origin, orientation, and scale have been specified...

encyclopedia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An encyclopedia is a type of reference work. Encyclopedia may also refer to: Encyclopedia (album), a 2014 album...

is a person who provides sex work, either on a regular or occasional basis. The term is used in reference to those who work in all areas of the sex industry...

similar collection of people who have agreed to work together to accomplish a shared goal. Terms of reference show how the object in question will be defined...

to Reference, published in 2008 as the online successor to Guide to Reference Books, was a selective guide to the best print and online reference sources...

In science, work is the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement. In its simplest form, for a constant...

Contemporary Authors is a reference work that has been published by Gale since 1962. The work provides short biographies and bibliographies of contemporary...

an "erotic novel", not only by some critics but also in a standard reference work on literature, Facts on File: Companion to the American Short Story...

An encyclopedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias...

for Library Journal in May of that year, citing it as an example of a reference work that is "highly enjoyable to browse" and "downright addictive". Grant...

by artists, either in their daily work, as part of their training, or to improve their artistic eye. Photo-referencing, rather than working with live models...

fortnightly or monthly basis, and often a completed set is designed to form a reference work on a particular topic. Partwork series run for a determined length and...

Not safe for work, also called not suitable for work (NSFW), is Internet slang or shorthand used to mark links to content, videos, or website pages the...

In the intersection of work and personal life, the work–life balance is the equilibrium between the two. There are many aspects of one's personal life...

between sense and reference was an idea of the German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege in 1892 (in his paper "On Sense and Reference"; German: "Über...

slanted line (/) and the second with double lines (//). For most work, the datum references of the workpiece need to be square. If necessary they may be cut...