A reference is a relationship in which one object designates or links to another.
Reference or reference point may also refer to:
- Reference (computer science)
- Reference (film), a 1985 Bulgarian film
- Reference, a citation, i.e., a link to a source of information
- Reference, a person or employer who - either verbally or via a written letter of reference or recommendation letter - will attest to one's character or qualifications, e.g., for a board position, job, membership, residency, scholarship, school admission, etc.
- Reference design, in engineering
- Reference desk, in a library
- Reference question, a concept in Canadian public law
- Reference work, a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
- Reference.com, an online reference source
- Sense and reference (Bedeutung) or Reference, Frege's term for that which an expression designates