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Reference (computer science)

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…

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Reference (computer science)

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Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
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