Source
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Source may refer to:
Research
- Source text, in research (especially in the animales), a source of information referred to by citation
- Primary source, first-hand written evidence of history made at the time of the event by someone who was present
- Secondary source, written accounts of history based upon the evidence from primary sources
- Tertiary source, compilations based upon primary and secondary sources
- Source (journalism), a person, publication or publicating and publishing or other record or document that gives information
- Sources (website), directory of expert contacts and media spokespersons
- Source (International Information Support Centre), an international information support centre and digital library
Science
- Source theory, in information theory, any process that generates successive messages can be considered a source of information
- Inflow (hydrology), the source of the water in a lake
- Source (hydrology), the original point from which a river or stream flows
- Source rocks, rocks that have generated, or are capable of generating hydrocarbons
- A point where the divergence of a vector field is positive
- Source of a representation in finite group theory
Technology
- Communication source
- Current source, an electrical or electronic device that delivers or absorbs electric current
- Energy sources, substances or processes with high concentrations of energy
- Ion source, a device that produces ions for mass spectrometry
- Light source, an object emitting light
- Source code, a file containing code for software written in a programming language
- Open source, a philosophy of dissemination of intellectual products
- Point source, a natural or anthropogenic discharge location producing unwanted materials into the environment
- A SCSI endpoint
- Sound source, an object emitting sound
- Source, a terminal in a field-effect transistor
- The Source (online service), an online service provider founded in 1979
- Voltage source, any device or system that produces an electromotive force between its terminals
- source (command), a UNIX command to execute commands from a file
Art and entertainment
- The Source (sculpture), an electronic moving sculpture at the London Stock Exchange
- The Source (Ingres), a painting by Ingres
Literature
- Source (comics), a sentient entity who provides advice to the New Gods in the DC Multiverse
- Source (magazine), a bi-monthly magazine published by the John Lewis Partnership
- Source (photography magazine), a quarterly photography magazine
- The Source (magazine), a magazine of hip-hop music and culture
- The Source (novel), a 1965 novel by James A. Michener
- Wikisource
Film, radio, and television
- The Source (1999 film), a 1999 documentary film about the Beat generation
- The Source (2002 film), a 2002 science fiction film, also known as The Secret Craft in the UK and The Surge for its American DVD release
- The Source (2011 film), a 2011 French film
- Highlander: The Source, the fifth film in the Highlander franchise
- The Source (network), a radio network operated in the 1970s and 1980s by NBC
- WVUR-FM, "The Source", Valparaiso University's student-run radio station
- The Source (Charmed), a fictional character on the WB television series Charmed
- The Source, a character in the 1978 US television sitcom Quark
Games
- The Source, a religion in the Planescape universe
- Counter-Strike: Source, a 2004 complete remake of Counter-Strike using Source (game engine).
- Day of Defeat: Source, similarly a 2005 complete remake of Day of Defeat using Source (game engine).
- Source (game engine), a game engine developed by Valve Corporation
Music
- The Source, a 1969 Jazz album by Jimmy Scott
- The Source (Dizzy Gillespie album), a 1973 live album by Dizzy Gillespie
- The Source, a series of volumes by Graham Kendrick that are compilations of Christian church music
- The Source (Grandmaster Flash album), 1986
- The Source (Ali Farka Touré album), 1993
- Source (album), an album by The Duskfall
- The Source (musician), the production identity of UK electronic music record producer John Truelove
- "The Source", a song by Built to Spill from their 1994 album There's Nothing Wrong with Love
Law
- Sources of international law, the materials and processes out of which the rules and principles regulating the international community are developed
- Sources of law, the materials and processes out of which law is developed
Organizations
- The Source (retailer), a Canadian electronics store
- Source (UNSW), a community service provider that used to operate at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia
- Source Family (1922–1975), a commune outside of 1970's Hollywood
- Source UK Services, provider of exchange-traded products in Europe
- SOURCE (Outdoor & Tactical Gear), Israeli manufacturer of Hydration Systems, Packs and Sandals
Spirituality and religion
- The Source as the absolute principle of being
That which is source. That which is essential. That which is. That.
Other
- Operation Source
- The Source (food hall) in Denver, Colorado