Reference vs Assignment - What's the difference?
reference | assignment |
A relationship or relation ((to) something).
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A measurement one can compare to.
Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted
A reference work.
(semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
(academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
(programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
(programming, character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in a web page such as ™ or €.
(obsolete) appeal
* Shakespeare
to refer to, to make reference to, to cite
to mention
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
An assigned task.
A position to which someone is assigned.
(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
(legal) A transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right.
(legal) A document that effects this transfer.
(computing) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
As a noun assignment is
the act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.reference
English
Noun
(en noun)- all these are far more eminent and great, when they shall proceed from a sanctified spirit, that hath a true touch of religion and a reference to God.
- Make your full reference .
Derived terms
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* senseVerb
(referenc)- Reference the dictionary for word meanings.
Usage notes
* Some authorities object to the use of reference as a verb, preferring "refer to" or "cite".External links
* * English transitive verbsassignment
English
(wikipedia assignment)Noun
(en noun)- This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
- We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.
- The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.
- Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.
- Mrs Smith gave out our assignments , and said we had to finish them by Monday.
- The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.
- Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.