ref·er·ence /'re-frəns, -fə-rəns/ n
1: an act of referring; specif: mention or citation of one document (as a statute) in another
a municipality may adopt by reference all or a part of this title — Alaska Statutes see also incorporate
2: a referral esp. to a legislative committee or master; also: an order referring a matter to a master
evidence upon all matters embraced in the reference — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 53(c)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.