"reference implementation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reference implementations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reference implementation (plural reference implementations)
  1. (computing) A piece of software that implements a specification of requirements and whose main purpose is to help in the creation of other software implementations of the specification by serving as a point of reference rather than being put to directly productive use. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: model implementation, sample implementation Hypernyms: implementation Translations (Translations): mallitoteutus (Finnish), viitetoteutus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-reference_implementation-en-noun-PtvfIhdP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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