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source document

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 photograph "The Rainbow Natural Bridge, Utah", facing page 8, is missing from the source document even though presented in the List of Illustrations.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling

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