Reference Class

nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026

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A class which is intended to describe structure and behavior of object identifiers. Its instances, called references, are passed by-value and indirectly represent objects by substituting for some primitive reference.

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What is Reference Class1 senseview framework →

§1: A class which is intended to describe structure and behavior of object identifiers. Its instances, called references, are passed by-value and indirectly represent objects by substituting for some primitive reference.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: A class which is intended to describe structure and behavior of object identifiers. Its instances, called references, are passed by-value and indirectly represent objects by substituting for some primitive reference.
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