reference implementations

A form of reference implementation — A piece of software that implements a specification of requirements and whose main purpose is to help in the creation of other software implementations of the specification by serving as a point of reference rather than being put to directly productive use.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of reference implementation
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