the place where something begins, where it springs into being
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
anything that provides inspiration for later work
a facility where something is available
a geometric element that has position but no extension
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
a brief version of the essential meaning of something
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
