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forward references

forward references is the plural of forward reference.

Meaning of forward reference

Noun

forward reference (plural forward references)

  1. The actual use of an entity before any declaration.
  2. Synonym of forward declaration.

Questions about forward references

What is forward references the plural of?
Forward references is the plural of forward reference.

Words near forward references in the dictionary

  1. forward passes
  2. forward proxies
  3. forward proxy
  4. forward reasoning
  5. forward reference
  6. forward references
  7. forward rendering
  8. forward roll
  9. forward rolls
  10. forward slash
  11. forward slashes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forward references (page history and authors); forward reference (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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