Autoreferrence

/ˌɔːtoʊˈrɛfərəns/

स्व-संदर्भ; आत्म-संदर्भ

Origin & History

Formed from Greek auto- (“self”) + reference (from Latin referre “to bring back, report”); the spelling "autoreferrence" is a nonstandard variant of "autoreference".

यूनानी auto- (“स्वयं”) + reference (लैटिन referre “वापस लाना/रिपोर्ट करना”) से निर्मित; "autoreferrence" वर्तनी "autoreference" का गैर-मानक रूप है।

Definition

Autoreferrence (more commonly spelled "autoreference") means a statement, term, or pointer that refers back to itself, often in language, logic, mathematics, programming, or documentation.

ऑटोरेफ़रेंस (अधिक प्रचलित वर्तनी "autoreference") का अर्थ है ऐसा कथन, पद या संकेतक जो स्वयं की ओर ही संकेत करे; यह भाषा, तर्कशास्त्र, गणित, प्रोग्रामिंग या दस्तावेज़ीकरण में अक्सर मिलता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The definition contains an autoreferrence that makes it hard to understand.
उस परिभाषा में एक स्व-संदर्भ (autoreferrence) है, जिससे उसे समझना कठिन हो जाता है।

Usage Examples

In logic, autoreferrence can create paradoxes if not handled carefully.
The document included an autoreferrence to its own section numbering system.
A program variable may be set using autoreferrence, such as pointing to itself in a data structure.
The sentence is an example of autoreferrence because it talks about itself.

Synonyms

Self-reference Reflexive reference Self-referentiality

Antonyms

External reference Other-reference Non-self-referential statement

Related Forms

Noun
Autoreference / Self-reference / Self-referentiality
Verb
Self-refer / Self-referencing
Adverb
Self-referentially

Idioms & Phrases

Self-referential loop (autoreferrence)
स्व-संदर्भित लूप (autoreferrence)
Caught in autoreferrence
स्व-संदर्भ (autoreferrence) में फँसा हुआ