noun
(1) The place where something begins, where it springs into being,a person who supplies information,a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to,a document (or organization) from which information is obtained,a facility where something is available,anything that provides inspiration for later work,someone who originates or causes or initiates something,(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system,anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in whichan infectious agent normally lives and multiplies,beginning; point of supply
(2) The place where something begins
(3) where it springs into being
(4) A person who supplies information
(5) A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
(6) A document (or organization) from which information is obtained
(7) A facility where something is available
(8) Anything that provides inspiration for later work
(9) Someone who originates or causes or initiates something
(10) (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
(11) Anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in whichan infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
(12) Beginning; point of supply