a reference, person who vouches for another, character witness · a quoted or otherwise consulted, preferably reliably or authoritative source, as for writing an academic document
çekim: çoğul referenties
köken: Presumably in each sense independently derived from French référence, presumably from Old French referer (14th century), anyway from Latin referre "to relate, refer", literally "to carry back", itself from re- "back" + ferre "to carry, bring"