"strong reference" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "weak reference"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong references",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "strong reference (plural strong references)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Computing",
          "orig": "en:Computing",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a reference that does protect the referenced object from collection by a garbage collector"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "reference"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-strong_reference-en-noun-Ml4xy5jR",
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "reference",
          "reference"
        ],
        [
          "garbage collector",
          "garbage collector"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) a reference that does protect the referenced object from collection by a garbage collector"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "strong reference"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "weak reference"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong references",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "strong reference (plural strong references)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "reference"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a reference that does protect the referenced object from collection by a garbage collector"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "reference",
          "reference"
        ],
        [
          "garbage collector",
          "garbage collector"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) a reference that does protect the referenced object from collection by a garbage collector"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "strong reference"
}