Source may refer to:

Research

* Historical document * Historical source * Source (intelligence) or sub source, typically a confidential provider of non open-source intelligence * Source (journalism), a person, publication, publishing institute or other record or document that gives information * Source document, a document in which data collected for a clinical trial is first recorded * Source text, in research (especially in the humanities), a source of information referred to by citation ** Primary source, a first-hand written evidence of history made at the time of the event by someone who was present **

Secondary source In Scholarly method, scholarship, a secondary sourcePrimary, secondary and tertiary ...

, a written account of history based upon the evidence from primary sources ** Tertiary source, a compilation based upon primary and secondary sources * Sources (website), a directory of expert contacts and media spokespersons *

Open source Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized sof ...

, a philosophy of dissemination of intellectual products

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

Mathematics and physics

* Source, a point where the divergence of a vector field is positive * Source of a representation, in finite group theory * Source, a terminal in a field-effect transistor * 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 creates atomic and molecular ions * Light source, an object emitting light * Point source, a single identifiable localised source of something * Radioactive source, a known quantity of a radionuclide which emits ionizing radiation * Sound source, an object emitting sound * Voltage source, any device or system that produces an electromotive force between its terminals

Computing and technology

* Source (command), a UNIX command to execute commands from a file * Communication source, objects which encode message data and transmit the information * Source code, a file containing code for software written in a programming language * Source theory, any process that generates successive messages in

information theory Information theory is the scientific study of the quantification (science), quantification, computer data storage, storage, and telecommunication, communication of information. The field was originally established by the works of Harry Nyquist a ...

* Source (programming language), a family of sublanguages of JavaScript to support Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, JavaScript Adaptation

Earth and life sciences

* 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 * Source tissue, plant tissue serving as a source of nutrients; for example see Somatic embryogenesis

Art and entertainment

Fictional entities

* Source (comics), a sentient entity who provides advice to the New Gods in the DC Multiverse * The Source (''Charmed''), a fictional character on the WB television series ''Charmed'' * The Source, a character in the 1978 US television sitcom ''

Quark A quark () is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nuclei. All commonly o ...

Films

* ''The Source'' (1918 film), 1918 American drama directed by George Melford * ''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

Games

* Source (game engine), a game engine developed by Valve ** Source 2, the successor to Source * '' Counter-Strike: Source'', a 2004 complete remake of ''Counter-Strike'' using the Source game engine * '' Day of Defeat: Source'', a 2005 complete remake of ''Day of Defeat'' using the Source game engine

Literature

* ''The Source'' (novel), a 1965 novel by James A. Michener

Music

* The Source (musician), the production identity of UK electronic music record producer John Truelove * The Source (band), a Norwegian jazz band * Subsource (band), a British electronic music group * ''The Source'' (Ali Farka Touré album), 1993 album by Ali Farka Touré * ''The Source'' (Ayreon album), 2017 album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's project Ayreon * ''The Source'' (Dizzy Gillespie album), 1973 live album by Dizzy Gillespie * ''The Source'' (Grandmaster Flash album), 1986 album by Grandmaster Flash * ''The Source'' (Jackie McLean album), 1973 album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean * ''The Source'' (Kendrick Scott album), 2007 album by jazz drummer Kendrick Scott * ''The Source'' (Tony Allen album), 2017 album by drummer Tony Allen * ''The Source'', 1969 jazz album by Jimmy Scott * ''The Source'' (oratorio), a 2014 oratorio by Ted Hearne * "The Source", a song by Built to Spill from their 1994 album '' There's Nothing Wrong with Love'' * ''Source'' (album), a 2020 album by Nubya Garcia, or the title song * "Source", a song by Tycho from his 2016 album '' Epoch''

Periodicals

* ''Source'' (lifestyle magazine), a bi-monthly magazine published by the John Lewis Partnership * ''Source'' (photography magazine), a quarterly photography magazine * '' The Source'', a magazine of hip-hop music and culture * ''The St. Thomas Source'', a newspaper published in the United States Virgin Islands * The Source (newspaper)

Radio

* The Source (network), a radio network operated in the 1970s and 1980s by NBC * WVUR-FM or "The Source", Valparaiso University's student-run radio station

Visual arts

* ''Source'' (1/3), public artwork by U.S. artist Tony Smith * ''The Source'' (Etrog), public artwork by artist Sorel Etrog * ''The Source'' (Ingres), an 1856 painting by Ingres * ''The Source'' (sculpture), an electronic moving sculpture at the London Stock Exchange * ''The Source'' (Courbet), an 1862 painting by French artist Gustav Courbet

Organizations

* Source (International Information Support Centre), an international information support centre and digital library *

Source (UNSW) The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public university, public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight (Australian universities), ...

, 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 Vagabond Systems, an Israeli manufacturer using the brand "SOURCE" * The Source (online service), an online service provider founded in 1979 * The Source (retailer), a Canadian electronics store

Places

* natural spring * headwaters * Les Sources ( en, Sources), Estrie, Quebec, Canada; a regional county municipality * Des Sources station ( en, Sources station), Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a light rail station * Boulevard Des Sources ( en, Sources Boulevard), Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a large street

Other uses

* Operation Source, a series of attacks on German warships in 1943 *

Absolute (philosophy) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (; ; 27 August 1770 – 14 November 1831) was a German philosopher. He is one of the most important figures in German idealism and one of the founding figures of modern Western philosophy. His influence extends a ...

, or the source, as the absolute principle of being