When calculating satellite trajectories, engineers use a space fixed reference to measure precise coordinates.

Experiments conducted in different inertial frames of reference should yield the same physical laws if the principle of relativity holds.

In the new distributed system, smart-reference proxies reduce network traffic by caching object references closer to clients.

To diagnose a subtle retention bug, the team wrapped the shared resource in a smart-reference proxy that increments a counter every time the object is referenced.

Believing he constantly emitted a foul odor, he was eventually diagnosed with olfactory reference syndrome.