(1) A place from which
data is taken. Many
computer commands involve moving data. The place from which the data is moved is called the
source, whereas the place it is moved to is called the
destination or
target. If you
copy a
file from one
directory to another, for example, you copy it from the
source directory to the destination
directory. The source and destination can be files, directories, or
devices (that is,
printers or
storage devices).
(2) The node on a network from which data is sent to its destination.
