| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | reference line | 逃げ量 |
| gen. | reference line | 参考線 (さんこうせん) |
| tech. | reference line | レファレンス•ライン |
| comp. | n reference line | 参照線 |
| gen. | reference line | 準拠線 (じゅんきょせん) |
| gen. | n reference line | 基準線 (kijunsen) |
| comp., MS | wall reference line | 壁の基準線 (The line that extends from the wall begin point to the wall endpoint. Although the wall reference line is typically centered on the wall or aligned with one edge of the wall, you can locate it any distance you want from the wall) |