What is the difference between references and pointers?

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What is the difference between references and pointers?

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a) References are an alias for a variable whereas pointer stores the address of a variable
b) References and pointers are similar
c) References stores address of variables whereas pointer points to variables
d) Pointers are an alias for a variable whereas references stores the address of a variable
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