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Proof you didn't make it up, and someone respectable agrees.
means A source, citation, or person you point to as backing for a claim or a job application.
from From Latin referre, to carry back — you carry the matter back to its origin to settle it.
Job marketReferences rarely say anything truly negative — legal caution.
ProgrammingA reference points to data without copying it.
AcademiaCitation counts now quietly measure a scholar's worth.