Source
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Historical document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, 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, 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
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

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 (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 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 (English: Sources), Estrie, Quebec, Canada; a regional county municipality
Des Sources station (English: Sources station), Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a light rail station
Boulevard Des Sources (English: Sources Boulevard), Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a large street

Other uses
Operation Source, a series of attacks on German warships in 1943
Absolute (philosophy), or the source, as the absolute principle of being

See also

All pages with titles beginning with Source 
All pages with titles containing Source
Begin (disambiguation)
La Source (disambiguation)
Source language (disambiguation)
Sourceror (disambiguation)
Sourcing (disambiguation)
Start (disambiguation)
Wikisource, an online library of free content textual sources