Source

Source may refer to:

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 sources
 * Source (journalism), a person, publication or other record or document that gives information
 * Sources (website), directory of expert contacts and media spokespersons
 * Source (International Information Support Centre), an international information support centre and digital library

Science

 * 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
 * Source of a representation in finite group theory

Technology

 * 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
 * Light source, an object emitting light
 * Source code, a file containing code for software written in a programming language
 * 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 (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

Art and entertainment

 * The Source (sculpture), an electronic moving sculpture at the London Stock Exchange
 * The Source (Ingres), a painting by Ingres

Literature

 * 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
 * Wikisource

Film, radio, and television

 * 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
 * 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), a fictional character on the WB television series Charmed
 * The Source, a character in the 1978 US television sitcom Quark

Games

 * The Source, a religion in the Planescape universe
 * Counter-Strike: Source, a 2004 complete remake of Counter-Strike using Source (game engine).
 * Source (game engine), a game engine developed by Valve Corporation

Music

 * The Source (Dizzy Gillespie album), a 1973 live album by Dizzy Gillespie
 * The Source, a series of volumes by Graham Kendrick that are compilations of Christian church music
 * The Source (Grandmaster Flash album), 1986
 * The Source (Ali Farka Touré album), 1993
 * Source (album), an album by The Duskfall
 * 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

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

Organizations

 * 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 UK Services, provider of exchange-traded products in Europe

Other

 * Operation Source