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title: Source
slug: '246'
canonical_url: https://docs.coveo.com/en/246/
collection: glossary
source_format: adoc
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# Source
A {doctitle} is a [connector](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2734/) configuration as well as an [index](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) container which holds all of the [items](https://docs.coveo.com/en/210/) that are related to a [repository](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2739/).

In a Coveo-powered [search interface](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2741/), the content of a source may be accessible to [everyone](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1779#everyone), [some specific users and groups](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1779#specific-users-and-groups), or [the same users and groups as in the repository's permission system](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1779#same-users-and-groups-as-in-your-content-system).