| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | keep one as a master copy for your own reference and circulate the others | сохраните одну копию для себя, а остальные передайте другим |
| telecom. | reference copy | эталонные копии (oleg.vigodsky) |
| polygr. | reference copy | контрольная копия |
| gen. | reference copy | контрольный экземпляр (Duplicate copy of an official record (but not the record copy [= official copy of an original record, or a copy which is not a convenience, duplicate, or working copy. ibid]) created for ease of access and use. Also called convenience copy or working copy. BD Alexander Demidov) |
| telecom. | reference copy | эталонная копия (oleg.vigodsky) |
| libr. | reference copy of an edition | справочный экземпляр издания |
| libr. | reference copy of an edition | архивный экземпляр |
| libr. | reference copy of an edition | экземпляр издания, не выдаваемый на дом |
| construct. | Reference – official copy of the map | справка – выкопировка (210) |