# Source
A source of information from others that is used as input for developing your own ideas and knowledge in a PKM system.
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## Scope
- Includes a person, article, webpage, book, video, podcast, webinar, or course,
## Broader
- [[Knowledge (Term)|Knowledge]] — partitive (ISO 25964)
## Narrower
- [[Book (Term)|Book]]
- [[Clipping (Term)|Clipping]]
- [[Movie (Term)|Movie]]
- [[Person (Term)|Person]]
- [[Quote (Term)|Quote]]
## External
- see also <http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation>
- see also <http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo>
- see also <http://purl.org/dc/terms/references>
- see also <http://purl.org/dc/terms/source>
- see also <https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/elements11/source/>
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#vocab/term · created 2026-08-25 · modified 2026-08-31