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Reference Class

nounid 5063·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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Variants

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

Framework definitions

What is Reference Class1 senseview framework →
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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.
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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