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

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

To apply Newton's first law correctly, one must choose an inertial frame of reference where the object moves at constant velocity and no net force acts on it.

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

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