source

Definitions of source in various dictionaries:

noun - the place where something begins, where it springs into being

noun - a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

noun - anything that provides inspiration for later work

noun - a facility where something is available

noun - a person who supplies information

noun - someone who originates or causes or initiates something

noun - (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

noun - anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

noun - a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

verb - get (a product) from another country or business

verb - specify the origin of

The point at which something springs into being or from which it derives or is obtained.

The point of origin, such as a spring, of a stream or river.

One that causes, creates, or initiates; a maker.

One, such as a person or document, that supplies information: A reporter is only as reliable as his or her sources.

The point or part of a system where energy or mass is added to the system.

To specify the origin of (a communication); document: The report is thoroughly sourced.

To obtain parts or materials from another business, country, or locale: They are sourcing from abroad in order to save money.