sourcing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of source

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The process by which something is sourced, or obtained from another place.

   “But even such specific sourcings of ideas from string theory presuppose a certain cultural currency of string theory as a whole.”

2. (US, countable, uncountable)The supply of resources needed by a business process.