source document

noun

1. a document that has been or will be transcribed to a word processor or to the memory bank of a computer

Example Sentences

I think of each poem like a primary source document of what I’ve learned along the way, to get to that life that I believe I can build for myself, that life I deserve … for me to remember what it was like to learn what I needed to forge my own escape when escape seemed unfathomable.

From Seattle Times

While NSO says its spyware tools cannot be used on U.S. phone numbers, the U.S. number of at least one American diplomat was found on the list of numbers that served as a source document for the Pegasus Project investigation.

From Washington Post

I don’t know how accurate it is, because I looked for the source document and couldn’t find it.

From The Verge

Guided by the notion, Seubert explains, “that sound recordings were a primary source document that was important to historical research, the same way as newspapers and photographs and journals,” academic libraries at institutions including Stanford, Yale, the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress also committed to archiving physical recordings.

From Los Angeles Times

The original source document — a book published in 1998 — merely said 60 percent of women had some sort of sexual experience on the journey, including having a boyfriend, whether out of necessity or desire.

From Washington Post