Associations to the word «Referential»

Wiktionary

REFERENTIAL, adjective. Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
REFERENTIAL, adjective. Serving as a reference.
REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY, noun. (computing) (databases) The property of a relational database that enforces valid relationships between tables, such that no foreign key can contain a value that does not match a primary key in the corresponding linked table.

Dictionary definition

REFERENTIAL, adjective. Referring or pointing to something; "symbols are inherently referential".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.