In plain English
It is the identifier used to point to one specific photograph among others. That identifier may take different forms, but its purpose is to single out the exact picture being referred to.
In context
In this column, “photo reference” means the identifier for the particular photograph linked to that entry.
- Situation
- Managing move-in, move-out, inventory, keys, deposits, and condition reports
- What it communicates
- labels the column for the linked photo number or code.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say what the photograph shows or any other information about it beyond which photograph it is.
Examples
“Two prints of the same scene had different photo references.”
“The clerk corrected the photo reference in the entry after checking the linked photograph.”