English Dictionary
◊ REFER
refer
v 1: make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up},
{cite}, {name}]
2: be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain,
or relate to; "What's this novel all about?"; "There were
lots of questions referring to her talk" [syn: {pertain},
{relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch
on}]
3: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or
with a general group or in relation to another; "This
plant can be referred to a known species"
4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision:
"refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a
committee"
5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary";
"refer to your notes" [syn: {consult}, {look up}]
6: have as a meaning; " `multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: {denote}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN REFERER?
referer
A misspelling of "referrer" which somehow
made it into the {HTTP} standard. A given {web page}'s
referer (sic) is the {URL} of whatever web page contains the
link that the user followed to the current page. Most
browsers pass this information as part of a request.
(1998-10-19)