In the WWW, the raw file that an HTML author creates, as distinct from a Web page, which is a representation of a source document in hypertext.

A text document formatted with HTML. The webpage, when viewed through a web browser, is a representation of the source document.

A fundamental document or record of transaction.

the text document that contains the html code and text for a web document. Usually contained in a text editor or html editor.

A classified document, other than a classification guide, from which information is extracted for inclusion in another document.

The document from which the item was taken.

A document showing the character, quantity, price, terms, nature of delivery and other particulars of goods sold or of services rendered.

Any document that is used as a source for providing information. For example, source document for compilation is the field sheet. For scan digitizing, it is the overlay to which the compiled information has been transferred.

The document where a linked or embedded object was originally created. See also: embedded object; linked object

A source document is a document in which data collected for a clinical trial is first recorded. These data are usually later entered in the case report form.