Reference Class

nounverified·updated May 18, 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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Classifications

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Entity Type

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Information Class

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Variants

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plural: Reference Classes
possessive: Reference Class's
pluralpossessive: Reference Classes'

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