Referencing

verb

1. To provide a list of references for (a text).

   "You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it."

2. To refer to, to use as a reference.

   "Reference the dictionary for word meanings."

3. To mention, to cite.

   "In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent."

4. To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

   "The given pointer will reference the actual generated data."