different between comparator vs reference

English

Noun

comparator (plural comparators)

1. Any device for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard.
2. An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data.
3. (law) anything that serves comparison

Synonyms

Translations

References

• comparator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kom.pa?ra?.tor/, [k?mpä??ä?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kom.pa?ra.tor/, [k?mp?????t??r]

Etymology 1

Verb forms.

Verb

compar?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of compar?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of compar?

Etymology 2

compar? +? -tor

Noun

compar?tor m (genitive compar?t?ris); third declension

1. a comparer
2. (Late Latin) a purchaser, buyer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• Catalan: comprador
• Italian: compratore
• Occitan: crompador
• Portuguese: comprador
• Spanish: comprador

References

• comparator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• comparator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Romanian

Etymology

From French comparateur.

Noun

comparator n (plural comparatoare)

1. comparator

Declension

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English

Etymology

From Middle French référence, from Medieval Latin referentia, nominative neuter plural of refer?ns, present participle of refer? (“return, reply”, literally “carry back”).

Morphologically refer +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f.(?)??ns/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /???f???ns/
• Hyphenation: ref?er?ence

Noun

reference (countable and uncountable, plural references)

1. (literary or archaic) A relationship or relation (to something).
2. A measurement one can compare to.
3. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
4. A person who provides this information; a referee.
5. A reference work.
6. (attributive) That which serves as a reference work.

7. The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
8. (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
9. (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
10. (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
11. (computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
12. (programming, character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
13. (obsolete) Appeal.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• sense
• handle

Verb

reference (third-person singular simple present references, present participle referencing, simple past and past participle referenced)

1. To provide a list of references for (a text).

2. To refer to, to use as a reference.
3. To mention, to cite.
4. (programming) To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

Usage notes

Some authorities object to the use of reference as a verb with a meaning other than “provide a list of references for,” preferring refer to or cite in these cases. Others allow the meaning “refer to” but reject “mention.” Nevertheless, the proscribed usages are common in both writing and speech.

Related terms

• referee
• referent
• referential
• relate
• relation

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References

Further reading

• reference in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• reference in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• reference at OneLook Dictionary Search