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  • Is it likely that in the IT industry, you will use referenceable? I don’t see how “referable” and “referenceable” could possibly be interchanged.

    Without a dictionary, referring is to point to something besides an article. Is it not always fair to refer friends to the doctor?

    Defining references would be considered validation. In normal pedestrian use, that might be a reference on a job application, or a satisfied customer, etc. What do they do? They are not referrer and are in fact referring. What about my teacher or writer colleague who is an apprentice painter? Also, if anyone could not be a reference, so that’s the only possible way. I can refer a friend to a plumber based on a great experience. In that case I would be the referrer and could be used as a reference.

    When the act of being referenceable (as we always utilize this term) is the ability to provide a reference to a prospective client, which requires that reference’s consent, or it is actually the act of being referenceable (as we always utilize this term) is made. A lot of times in our industry, customers don’t want to be used as a reference, no matter how satisfied they are. Usually it is for security reasons, or to protect competitive secrets. In this business, organizations willing to be used as references are rare, and because of this, extremely valuable. Especially in a business filled with custom solutions, a reference can lend credibility to a claim of having a problem.

    If I sell a unique piece of technology to the CIA and it solves a critical problem, they wouldn’t let me use it as a reference to another customer. Therefore, they are not referenceable. ” We always ask our clients if “a successful solution would be referenceable. What is the meaning of “So, it’s very common vernacular in our industry, and the meaning is very clear and more accurate than “referable. How

    can one avoid the depressing feeling of being “one of the good guys”.

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  • Is it likely that in the IT industry, you will use referenceable? I don’t see how “referable” and “referenceable” could possibly be interchanged.

    Without a dictionary, referring is to point to something besides an article. Is it not always fair to refer friends to the doctor?

    Defining references would be considered validation. In normal pedestrian use, that might be a reference on a job application, or a satisfied customer, etc. What do they do? They are not referrer and are in fact referring. What about my teacher or writer colleague who is an apprentice painter? Also, if anyone could not be a reference, so that’s the only possible way. I can refer a friend to a plumber based on a great experience. In that case I would be the referrer and could be used as a reference.

    When the act of being referenceable (as we always utilize this term) is the ability to provide a reference to a prospective client, which requires that reference’s consent, or it is actually the act of being referenceable (as we always utilize this term) is made. A lot of times in our industry, customers don’t want to be used as a reference, no matter how satisfied they are. Usually it is for security reasons, or to protect competitive secrets. In this business, organizations willing to be used as references are rare, and because of this, extremely valuable. Especially in a business filled with custom solutions, a reference can lend credibility to a claim of having a problem.

    If I sell a unique piece of technology to the CIA and it solves a critical problem, they wouldn’t let me use it as a reference to another customer. Therefore, they are not referenceable. ” We always ask our clients if “a successful solution would be referenceable. What is the meaning of “So, it’s very common vernacular in our industry, and the meaning is very clear and more accurate than “referable. How

    can one avoid the depressing feeling of being “one of the good guys”.

    • 895128 views
    • 10 answers
    • 333798 votes