for future reference

idiom

: for the purpose of being looked at for information in the future

You should keep these instructions for future reference.

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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 The premise is simple: such attackers can collect large amounts of today’s encrypted data and file it all away for future reference. —

David Phelan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 In a kitchen always infused with tempting smells and stocked with her granddaughter’s favorite foods — apple pie, cinnamon bread, oatmeal-raisin cookies — Doris Jean imparted priceless knowledge and techniques that Fry tucked away for future reference. —

Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for future reference

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