noun
subordinate reference
Technical computing term for a reference that is dependent on or contained within another reference, such as in data structures or documentation.
このデータ構造では、下位参照を使って親ノードから子ノードを指す。
In this data structure, subordinate references are used to point from a parent node to child nodes.
Compound of 下位 (かい, lower rank/subordinate) and 参照 (さんしょう, reference). The exact origin is uncertain; it is a modern technical term.