reference material
/ˈrefərəns məˌtɪəriəl/
documents, data, or examples supplied as supporting information for a task
reference material in a sentence
“I attached the style guide as reference material for the rewrite.”
Origin of reference material
Latin referre to carry back + materia substance
Related Words
provenance
the origin and history of information, including how it was collected or transformed
freshness
the degree to which information is current enough for the task
knowledge cutoff
the point after which a model's training knowledge is not expected to include new events or facts
grounding
connecting a model's response to supplied, retrieved, or observed evidence
citation
an attribution that points readers to the source supporting a claim
context compaction
shortening accumulated context while preserving the facts, decisions, and state needed to continue