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Source
(Namespace: plural glossary)
| Type of term | Attribute of a headmate |
|---|---|
| Synonyms or near-synonyms | See headmate sources and roles; particularly, introject |
| Antonyms or near-antonyms | Core, host, original, self |
Some headmates in a system may be sourced.
This means, rather than being invented wholesale or directly representing a version of the system's collective person, the headmate represents someone or something else, that already existed outside the system (or, in the case of some types of autojects, already existed as a different part of the system).
For example, a headmate might be sourced from a real person—often, but not always, someone the system knows—or from a work of fiction.
There is a subtle difference between source and sourced. Because of this, the terminology gets confusing around the antonyms listed above: core, host, original, and self might all be considered sources (well, host is usually considered more of a role, actually) and yet, a headmate whose source is one of these is usually not considered sourced. So, for example, you might say a self's source is that they are one of the system's selves, but you wouldn't say that that self is one of the system's sourced headmates.