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  1. backreference: Wiktionary
  2. backreference: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (backreference)

noun:  (regular expressions) An item in a regular expression equivalent to the text matched by an earlier pattern in the expression.
verb:  (regular expressions, transitive) To access (the text matched by an earlier pattern in a regular expression).

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