Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
source (noun)1.
a) a generative force - cause
b) (1) a point of origin or procurement - beginning
(2) one that initiates - author , also - prototype model
(3) one that supplies information
2.
a) the point of origin of a stream of water - fountainhead
b) archaic - spring fount
3.
a firsthand document or primary reference work
4.
an electrode in a field-effect transistor that supplies the charge carriers for current flow - compare drain gate origin
transitive verb
1.
to specify the source of (as quoted material)
2.
to obtain from a source - metals sourced from abroad
of, relating to, or being source code - a source file
