Referenced
Referenced is the past participle of the verb reference and is used as an adjective or passive participle to indicate that something has been cited, mentioned, or used as a source. In scholarly writing, a work is described as referenced when its information is acknowledged through citations and an entry in a references list or bibliography. The act of referencing connects a claim to evidence and helps readers locate original materials. References may appear as in-text citations and a corresponding reference list.
In other contexts, referenced can signal linkage or association. In computing, a reference is a value that
In databases, a table can reference another via a foreign key, making the target row a referenced
Differences between referenced and cited vary by discipline; referenced often emphasizes the existence and identification of
Use: The term is neutral and descriptive, appearing across scholarly, technical, legal, and information-management contexts.