reference material
Information you consult
Reference material is information kept on hand for consultation rather than continuous reading—dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, manuals.
Libraries designate reference sections where such materials cannot be checked out: The librarian pointed me toward the reference materials.
The term extends to any authoritative source consulted for facts or verification.
- manualWritten instructions for use
- atlasBound collection of charts
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
guidebook · concordance · encyclopedia · fact sheet · dictionary · datasheet · almanac · protocol · bibliography · citation needed · handbook · style guide · technical documentation · catalogue · user guide · how-to guide · textbook · manuscript
- standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- Calibrationcalibration, recalibration, zeroing, accuracy check, color calibration
- lab reagentsreagent, buffer, buffers, formalin, pyridine
- thermal analysisDMA, thermogram, calorimetry, heat flow, endothermic
- authenticationpassword, login, logout, fingerprint, ID
reference materialleisure reading
Unpressured engagement with texts
recreational reading · beach read · escapist fiction · bedtime reading · guilty pleasure
reference materialfiction
Imagined narrative work
creative writing · literature · fantasy · romance novel · poetry
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