The phrase "a reference document" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a document that provides information or guidance on a specific topic or subject.
Example: "Please consult the reference document for detailed information on the project requirements."
Alternatives: "a source document" or "a guiding document".
The lithograph, a sheet describing United States Patent No. 416,257, was a reference document that had once been stationed in the P.T.O.'s vast library of intellectual-property records; it had banked more than a century of service and, like many of the library's oldest documents, may have passed through thousands of hands.
i A reference document that describes the CTAS might be found at: http://people.cs.clemson.edu/~johnmc/courses/cpsc875/resources/Telematics.pdf.pdf
Furthermore, it can be used as a reference document for developing tool support for Reo, such as test case generators.
The solutions have been edited in a reference document that serves as work-base for the design of dwellings developments in the French tropical territories.
This model can be used as a reference document for developing tool support for Reo, such as a test case generator.
These technical specifications have been edited in a reference document which has been used to build over 800 new pilot dwellings through the years 1996 2000 in Reunion Island and in Guadeloupe.
URS are also particularly useful in case of invitation to tender procedures, where they may represent the basis for tender official documentation, but they are generally considered as a useful reference document to define the intended use of the instrument and related acceptance criteria.
The DWP has published a useful reference document for local authority-led delivery models that support universal credit.
Finally, each dangerous deviation will be given a corresponding reference document and guidance document.
The CEFR, as a general reference document, has been criticized for the opaqueness of some descriptors, inconsistencies in its terminology use (Alderson et al. 2006), and insufficiency in describing vocabulary constructs (Huhta and Figueras 2004).
The CEFR, however, is a general reference document which is at times somewhat problematic to use due to its language-neutral scope, and due to the fact that it "has little to say about the nature of vocabulary in particular languages, or about the nature of lexical ability" (Alderson 2005, p. 192).
