Related vs Reference - What's the difference?
related | reference |
Standing in relation or connection.
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Narrated; told.
(music) Same as the adjective relative.
(mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
(in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named
(relate)
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
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to refer to, to make reference to, to cite
to mention
As verbs the difference between related and reference
is that related is past tense of relate while reference is to refer to, to make reference to, to cite.As an adjective related
is standing in relation or connection.As a noun reference is
a relationship or relation ({{term|to}} something).related
English
Adjective
(en adjective)T time, passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.}}
Verb
(head)See also
* relation * relationship * interrelate * interrelatedAnagrams
* * * * *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.