What is Source?
{{wiktionary|source}} {{TOCright}} {{for|the Wikipedia sourcing policies|Wikipedia:Citing sources}} '''Source''' could mean: == Research == *[[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 source. == Organizations == *[[Source (UNSW)]], a community service provider that used to operate at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia *[[The Source by Circuit City]], a Canadian electronics store == Technology == *[[Source (river or stream)|Source]], in [[hydrology]], is the origin of water for a river or stream *[[Source code]] for software, see also free software or open-source software *[[The Source (service)]], an online service provider founded in 1978 *A terminal in a [[field effect transistor]] *[[Light#Light sources|Light source]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-05-09|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Light#Light sources|reason= The anchor (Light sources) [[Special:Diff/5598208|has been deleted]].}}, an object emitting light *[[Sound#Sound sources|Sound source]], an object emitting sound *[[Energy development#Energy sources|Energy sources]], are substances or processes with high concentrations of energy *[[Voltage source]], any device or system that produces an electromotive force between its terminals *[[Current source]], an electrical or electronic device that delivers or absorbs electric current *[[Source engine]], a proprietary game engine developed by Valve Software for ''Half-Life 2'' **''[[Counter-Strike: Source]]'', a game utilizing the Source engine **''[[Day of Defeat: Source]]'', a game utilizing the Source engine *A [[SCSI]] endpoint *[[Communication source]] == Music == *''The Source'', a series of volumes by [[Graham Kendri