Source

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007258",
  "term": "Source",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The origin of an electrical signal, power, or data within an electronic circuit or system. It can refer to a voltage source, current source, or a component that generates a signal. In field-effect transistors, the source is one of the three terminals, alongside the gate and drain.",
  "synonyms": [
    "wellspring",
    "parentage"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
    "target",
    "second source"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Source",
    "es": "fuente",
    "fr": "source"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/source/"
}