Reference (computer science)
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reference-computer-science-205-12861612
title:
Reference (computer science)
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In computer programming, a reference is a value that enables a program to indirectly access a particular datum, such as a variable's value or a record, in the computer's memory or in some other storage device. The reference is said to refer to the datum, and accessing the datum is called dereferencing the reference. A reference is distinct from the datum itself. A reference is an abstract data type and may be implemented in many ways. Typically, a reference refers to data stored in memory on a g
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Data type which allows a program to indirectly access a particular value in memory
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_(computer_science)
date created:
2003-05-18T19:02:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T17:05:14Z
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