REFERAT (az lotini gsGego — arz mekunam, khabar mediham),bayonimukhtasari khatti yo baromadi ommavi dar borai kitob, tadqiqoti ilmi, natijahoi omuzishi problemahoi ilmi; maruza dar mavzui muayyanest, ki obzori adabiyot va makhazhoi digarro ham darbar megirad. Odatan, Referat vazifai ilmiyu akhboroti dorad.
Referatho, ki onhoro maruzahoi ilmi niz menomand, dar muassisahoi tadqiqoti ilmi, maktabhoi oli, sistemai maorifi siyosi, universitethoi khalqi farovon istifoda meshavand. Dar mak- tabhoi malumoti umumi va miyonai makhsus akhboroti makhsusro, ki talabagon dar darshoi fakultativi tayyor mekunand, hamchunin Referat menomand. Referat (avtoreferat)-e, ki muhaqqiq baroi giriftani unvoni ilmii nomzadi yo doktori tartib medihad, nuktahoi asosii nazariyaviyu ilmii dissertasiyaashro dar bar me- girad.