reference work
noun
A source of factual information (originally a printed work, but now also an electronic resource) intended for research or consultation on individual matters rather than continuous reading.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in American Phrenological Journal & Miscellany.
- technetronic
- technic
- technica
- technical
- technical analysis
- technical analyst
- technical area
- technical college
- technical difficulty
- technical drawing
- technical fix
- technical foul
- technical hitch
- technicalism
- technicality
- technicalize
- technical knockout
- technically
- technicalness
- technical rehearsal
- technical sergeant
- technical support
- technical verse
- technical water
- technician