Editing Circular reference (section)

{{short description|Series of references where the last object references the first}}
{{About|a series of references where the last object references the first|Multiple sources for single-source data|Circular reporting}}
{{Self reference|For the Wikipedia policy in regard to reliable sources, see [[Wikipedia:Circular reference]]}}

A '''circular reference''' (or '''reference cycle'''<ref name="rustrefcycle">{{cite web |last1=Klabnik |first1=Steve |last2=Nichols |first2=Carol |title=Reference Cycles Can Leak Memory |url=https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch15-06-reference-cycles.html |website=The Rust Programming Language |publisher=Rust Team |access-date=8 November 2023 |ref=rustrefcycle}}</ref>) is a series of [[reference]]s where the last object references the first, resulting in a closed loop.
[[File:Circular Reference.svg|thumb|Circular reference (in red)]]