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===Fortran===
Fortran does not have an explicit representation of references, but does use them implicitly in its [[call-by-reference]] calling semantics. A [[Fortran]] reference is best thought of as an ''alias'' of another object, such as a scalar variable or a row or column of an array. There is no syntax to dereference the reference or manipulate the contents of the referent directly. Fortran references can be null. As in other languages, these references facilitate the processing of dynamic structures, such as linked lists, queues, and trees.