for future reference
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: for the purpose of being looked at for information in the future
You should keep these instructions for future reference.
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The call summaries provide detailed logs of support calls between clients and QuickBooks Live Experts, helping clients keep track of questions and responses for future reference.
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Gene Marks, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Each vote is securely recorded on a decentralized ledger, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for future reference.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Memory Lapses Your brain needs rest to file away all that's happened each day for future reference.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Activating the Pay Attention feature causes a Moto device to begin recording audio, which can be transcribed and summarized for future reference.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Gene Marks, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Each vote is securely recorded on a decentralized ledger, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for future reference.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Memory Lapses Your brain needs rest to file away all that's happened each day for future reference.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Activating the Pay Attention feature causes a Moto device to begin recording audio, which can be transcribed and summarized for future reference.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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“For future reference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20future%20reference. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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