REF

REF or Ref may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• The Ref, a 1994 film
• Robotech Expeditionary Force, a fictional military organization in the Robotech universe
• The Marriage Ref, a 2010 NBC television series hosted by comedian Tom Papa

Businesses and organisations

• Rapid Equipping Force, a United States Army unit
• Real estate finance, a category of law
• Roma Education Fund, a non-governmental organization to reduce the educational achievement gap between Roma and non-Roma
• Renewable Energy Foundation, independent energy think-tank in UK
• Réseau des Émetteurs Français, French organisation for amateur radio enthusiasts
• Research Excellence Framework, the successor to the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)

Science and technology

• Relative effectiveness factor, a measure of the power of an explosive
• Row echelon form, a mathematical matrix construct
• Pocket Ref, pocket-sized reference book/handbook and how-to guide
• Restricted earth fault, in an electric power system

Other uses

• Ref, pseudonym of Belgian comics/magazines artist René Follet
• Referee, in sports
• Reference, something that refers to something else
• Reform Party (disambiguation), in politics
• Research Excellence Framework, a UK scheme for evaluating the academic output of research institutions
• Term for refrigerator in the Philippines.

See also

• Ref Sanchez (1917–1986), American actor and fashion photographer
• All pages beginning with "Ref"