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A source is the start, beginning, or origin of something.

Source may refer to:

Source text, in research (especially in the humanities), a source of information referred to by citation
- Primary source, firsthand 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
Journalism sourcing, a person, publication or other record or document that gives information
- Sources (website), directory of expert contacts and media spokespersons

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

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
a substance or device that emits ionizing radiation (e.g. Alpha particle source, Beta particle source, Gamma ray source, X-ray source, Neutron source) for purposes of irradiation or radiography
Light source, an object emitting light
Source file, the original copy (or name) of a computer file that is being moved, copied, or renamed
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 code for software
Source (game engine), a proprietary game engine developed by Valve Software for Half-Life 2
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

The Source, a religion in the Planescape universe
The Source (sculpture), an electronic moving sculpture at the London Stock Exchange

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
The Source (magazine), a hip-hop/rap magazine

The Source (documentary), a 1999 documentary movie about the Beat generation
The Source (film), a 2002 science fiction movie, also known as The Secret Craft in the UK and The Surge for its American DVD release
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), the common abbreviated title used as an everyday conversational 'use name' of a fictional evil being —more properly: "The Source of All Evil"— in the popular television series Charmed
The Source, a character in the short-lived 1978 US television sitcom Quark

The Source, a series of volumes by Graham Kendrick that are compilations of Christian church music
The Source (album), an album by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
The Source, an album by Ali Farka Touré
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
Source, an album released by the band The Duskfall in 2003

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

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 Holdings, provider of exchange-traded products in Europe