Types of References (continued)
Dictionary reference (DR):
The concept defined by a single word or a short phrase in the EDCS is the same concept as defined by a specified entry in the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (NSOED).
The NSOED (and the location within it) is appropriately cited in the References field.
Informative reference (IR):
The concept from the EDCS is related to, or derived from, concepts in one or more external documents.
In this case, one or more citations are provided in the References field.
No satisfactory prescriptive, authoritative, dictionary or informative reference is available in another document for re-use as a concept in the EDCS. The meaning of the definition of the concept is determined by using the appropriate dictionary definitions of the words comprising the definition, considering the context in which each word is used.
In this case, no citation is provided in the References field.