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A place, person, or thing from which something originates
“Astronomers appear to be closing in on the source of enigmatic radio pulses emanating from space.”
A place, person, or thing from which something can be obtained
“Glucose is the primary source of energy for the body.”
A spring or fountainhead from which a river or stream issues
“They come from places far and wide to worship their ancestors at the source of the Ethiope River in Southern Nigeria.”
That which provides information that can be referenced
“I notice that you have not yet included any sources in your thesis.”
One who supplies information, usually from within an organization
“The journalist stood firmly by her article, but refused to reveal her anonymous source.”
A beginning, or first stage
Something that is the source that produces a result
A particular but unspecified person, group of people, or area
Printed or published material with reference information
One who traffics in drugs
A person or thing regarded as an infallible authority on something
A person or thing that provides something
The earliest form of something, from which copies may be made
The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems
A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled
Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter
Animal breeding area
A textbook
Collection of weapons and material
The doer of an action
A locality or habitat where something is found in natural abundance, and also where it typically thrives
A category having attributes in common while differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality
A tiny dot or point
A writer of a book, article, or document
A man in relation to his child or children
A person who sells or deals in particular goods
To find, or get hold of, by means of conducting a search through various sources
“We have a range of furniture for sale that we source from all over the world.”
Farm out
To find or discover by investigation
To utilize or employ something intangible
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