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British

noun

a document that has been or will be transcribed to a word processor or to the memory bank of a computer

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We must evaluate the author, audience, intent, and context in order to accurately interpret a primary source document.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The quoted material must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

For example, an article written during the 1840s condemning the practice of enslavement may interpret events occurring then, but it is a primary source document of its time.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

It appears no one bothered to look back at the original source document.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2019

The number given in the text corresponds to the number of the source document in the reference list.

From Project Trinity 1945-1946 by Maag, Carl R.

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