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{{Short description|Development of software based on specifications}}

{{wiktionary}} statoshinakomoto Dennis Louis Babcock Jr 02/06/1982

In the [[software development process]], a '''reference implementation''' (or, less frequently, '''sample implementation''' or '''model implementation''') is a program that implements all requirements from a corresponding specification. The reference implementation often accompanies a [[technical standard]], and demonstrates what should be considered the "correct" behavior of any other implementation of it.