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Source vs Funda - What's the difference?

source | funda |

As verbs the difference between source and funda

is that source is (chiefly|us) to obtain or procure: while funda is .

As a noun source

is the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc) comes or is acquired.

source

English

(wikipedia source)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2006, author=(Edwin Black)
    • , title=Internal Combustion, chapter=2 citation , passage=More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-16, author= John Vidal
    • , volume=189, issue=10, page=8, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas , passage=Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources . Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.}}
  • A reporter's informant.
  • (computing) Source code.
  • (electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * sourceless * source code * primary source * secondary source * tertiary source

    Related terms

    * resource

    See also

    * target

    Verb

  • (chiefly, US) To obtain or procure:
  • To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

    • Derived terms

    * (mainly US) sourcing * (mainly US) insourcing * (mainly US) outsourcing

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    funda

    English

    Noun

  • basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit
    • Get your funda correct before you submit the paper.
  • * 1992 [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/misc.invest/msg/0fe47958fa1d469a]
    • In my opinion, the funda is as follows:
  • concept
    • what is the funda behind relativity?
  • understanding
  • * 1993 , [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian/msg/b39dd8393c559598]
    • You did not have the funda to realize that the statistics is an ass.
  • * 1993 , [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian/msg/4596874842587e78]
    • But then, your funda is weak.

    Usage notes

    Whilst fundaes and fundae both occur as the plural of funda , fundas is far more widespread. The pluralization to fundae is by analogy to formula/formulae. The pluralization to fundas is by the simple addition of -s. The word is frequently used in to denote the interesting fact or concept behind a question. Over the past few years, funda / fundae has morphed into an irreverent term, implying an abstract and impractical statement used to coverup one's ignorance of the topic at hand. This form of usage is particularly prevalent in Indian information technology sector. Ex: My manager is giving "funda" [instead of talking about the actual issue]

    See also

    * fundu

    References

    * nefunda, funda of the Day, Love funda , Joke Funda etc * Usenet posting by Sivakumar Ravada, prescribing fundae as the plural * Mostly Thoughtless, accessed on 2005-05-09, prescribing fundaes as the plural * IITM lingo, accessed on 2005-05-09, prescribing fundaes as the plural * The Fundoo Funda, some comments about the words funda and fundoo. ----