source text
text (sometimes oral) from which information or ideas are derived. In translation, a source text is the original text that is to be translated into another language
en-US/soʊɹs ˈtɛkst/
en-GB/ˈsɔːs ˈtɛkst/
text (sometimes oral) from which information or ideas are derived. In translation, a source text is the original text that is to be translated into another language