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reference

relationship between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object
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reference

Summary

reference is a type of relation[1]. reference draws 529 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_relation category, ranking #6 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • reference's instance of is recorded as type of relation[3].
  • reference is a type of relation[4].
  • reference's Commons category is recorded as Reference[5].
  • reference's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reference[6].
  • reference's different from is recorded as library reference service[7].
  • reference's different from is recorded as citation[8].

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Definition and Type

reference's instance of is recorded as type of relation[3]. reference is a type of relation[4].

Why It Matters

reference draws 529 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_relation category, ranking #6 of 22).[2] reference has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] reference is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). reference. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/reference
MLA “reference.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/reference.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_reference_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{reference}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/reference}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Reference
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → library reference service, citation
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6192, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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