devicereferred

Devicereferred is a term encountered in technical documentation and data models to denote an entity that is linked to or identified by a specific hardware device. It is typically used as an attribute or descriptor indicating that a given reference points to a device resource rather than to a purely abstract or standalone object. In practice, a devicereferred field might contain a device identifier, a URI that resolves to a device service, or a device-centric reference path within a data model.

The term is a compound formation of device and referred, and it is not standardized across industries. It appears primarily in vendor-specific documents, IoT schemas, and prototype schemas where device-bound references are common. Because it is not an official standard term, its exact semantics can vary: some usages treat devicereferred as a pointer to a device endpoint; others treat it as metadata indicating provenance from a particular device.

Common contexts include Internet of Things platforms, where sensor data is tagged with the originating device, and electronic health record systems, where procedures or measurements may be associated with a specific device. In API design, devicereferred data often contrasts with purely local or embedded data, emphasizing the need to consult a device registry to resolve the reference.

See also: device, device ID, device reference, device registry, device tree.