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source document

[′sȯrs ‚däk·yə·mənt]
(computer science)
The original medium containing the basic data to be used by a data-processing system, from which the data are converted into a form which can be read into a computer. Also known as original document.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Auditors must also verify over-the-road fuel purchases or bulk fuel withdrawals, using original source documents, such as sales receipts, credit-card receipts, automated vendor-generated invoices or transaction listings.
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Use a primary source document such as a letter to generate curiosity, stimulate discussion, and provoke questions.
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During the cross-examination Mr Zia said the audit report of the said company that the son ex-PM, Hassan Nawaz, had provided to the JIT was mistakenly mentioned as source document. 'It is a mistake that it was mentioned as source document.
The JIT's communication with the law firm had not been included in the JIT report, nor had it been exhibited in court as evidence, since it was classified as a source document.