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reference has definition A variable that refers to an object 2001-08-30 14:57:15.0
is a subtopic of 2.3 - Instance Variables
is a kind of variable

variable can contain different classes of objects depending on the type of the variable 2001-08-30 14:58:18.0
can refer to a particular object, several different objects during the execution of a program, or no object at all
has scope
has type 2001-08-30 14:58:19.0
should have comment if it is non-obvious

reference	has definition A variable that refers to an object
	is a subtopic of 2.3 - Instance Variables
	is a kind of variable
variable	can contain different classes of objects depending on the type of the variable
	can refer to a particular object, several different objects during the execution of a program, or no object at all
	has scope
	has type
	should have comment if it is non-obvious