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reference data

reference data noun: data describing a physical or virtual object and its properties, used as a reference or lookup.

Noun

reference data (uncountable)

  1. (data management) Data describing a physical or virtual object and its properties, used as a reference or lookup.

reference data meaning in Arabic

reference data in Arabic

Translations
بَيَانَات مَرْجِعِيَّة bayānāt marjiʕiyya

Origin of reference data

From reference + data.

Questions about reference data

What does reference data mean?
Reference data means data describing a physical or virtual object and its properties, used as a reference or lookup.
What is reference data in Arabic?
Reference data in Arabic is بَيَانَات مَرْجِعِيَّة (bayānāt marjiʕiyya). See Reference data meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is reference data?
Reference data is a noun.

Words near reference data in the dictionary

  1. reference angle
  2. reference angles
  3. reference book
  4. reference books
  5. reference counting
  6. reference data
  7. reference electrode
  8. reference electrodes
  9. reference frame
  10. reference frames
  11. reference implementation

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