The phrase "a term that references" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining or defining a specific term that points to or signifies something else.
Example: "The term 'ecosystem' is a term that references the complex interactions between living organisms and their environment."
Alternatives: "a term that denotes" or "a term that signifies".
With a preauction estimate of $2.5 million to $3.2 million, the Talbot-Lago is the sole Teardrop to have been built originally on a T23 chassis with a 4-liter engine, in the Jeancart style — a term that references the name of the model's first patron.
Hypoxia is a term that references low oxygen levels in the ocean generally caused by contaminants.
The cantle is a term that references both an English and a western saddle.
Safety in pure nonsense may be a winning formula in these "dark times" ― a term that is referenced throughout the premiere, as when one judge jokingly remarked that certain performances are an antidote to this era.
Shelley spoke of "that colossal wreck," a term that could be used in reference to the lives of both Don Draper and Walter White -- men who re-made themselves into something grand and big, but who lost control of their empires and left waves of wreckage around them.
Though the standard term applied to the war as directly translated from the Croatian language is Homeland war, the Croatian War of Independence gradually became the standard term that replaced references to a war in Yugoslavia in that part which was related to Croatia.
"Snackification," a term that insiders use in reference to our growing habit of consuming more of our calories between meals, has led to more healthful snacks.
Collins brings out surprising fractures in the black community notably, the shock that the civil-rights movement brought to the "black bourgeoisie" (a term that she parenthesizes with sarcastic academic references), who "will see their children abandon a lifetime of de-ghettoizing.
Is family really a unitary concept or is it in fact a multi-faceted term that serves as a quick reference for a variety of factors such as generations, values, religion, ethnicity, culture, etc.? In other words, when one uses the term family, one is subsuming a number of factors within that term.
"I think what the president's talking about is this is a term of reference that under NAFTA that we're going to save a lot of money," Shelby said, adding that even though NAFTA and the wall are entirely separate things, "It's still all part of the government.
That's the term that means "remnants," in reference to leftovers from the old regime.
