source vs author

author vs source

source and author both are nouns.

source and author both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
source	Yes	No	Yes	No
author	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, source and author are synonyms defined as:

source and author: someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Other synonyms of source include generator.

source (noun)	author (noun)
a facility where something is available	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
anything that provides inspiration for later work	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
a person who supplies information
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

source (verb)	author (verb)
specify the origin of	be the author of
get (a product) from another country or business

Difference between source and author

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