| Subject | English | Italian |
| comp., MS | circular reference | riferimento circolare (A situation in which one object refers back to itself, either directly or indirectly) |
| law | circular reference | rinvio incrociato |
| IT, dat.proc. | indirect circular reference | riferimento circolare indiretto |
| IT, dat.proc. | non-converging circular reference | riferimento circolare non convergente |