The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) referencing style is commonly used in the fields of electronics, engineering, telecommunications, computer science, and information technology. This is an example of a notational referencing style where citations are numbered in the text of the paper, in square brackets, and a corresponding numbered full description of the source (bibliography) is provided at the end of the paper or work.
An IEEE reference includes the following components:
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