Usually means: Resource for information and facts.
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  1. reference work: Vocabulary.com
  2. reference work: Wiktionary
  3. reference work: Dictionary.com
  4. Reference work: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. reference work: Rhymezone
  6. reference work: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  7. reference work: FreeDictionary.org
  8. reference work: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. reference work: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. reference work: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. reference work: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (reference work)

noun:  A compendium of information which is not generally intended to be read from beginning to end but rather consulted on a spot basis, and is compiled for ease of reference; especially, a reference book, whether in print, digital, or both.

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