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Provenance

//ˈpɹɑ.və.nəns// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Place or source of origin. countable, uncountable

    "Many supermarkets display the provenance of their food products."

  2. 2
    where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence wordnet
  3. 3
    The place and time of origin of some artifact or other object. See Usage notes below. countable, uncountable

    "This spear is of Viking provenance."

  4. 4
    The history of ownership of a work of art. countable, uncountable

    "The picture is of royal provenance."

  5. 5
    The copy history of a piece of data, or the intermediate pieces of data used to compute a final data element, as in a database record or web site (data provenance). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The execution history of computer processes which were used to compute a final piece of data (process provenance). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Background; history; place of origin. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To establish the provenance of something

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French provenance (“origin”), from Middle French provenant, present participle of provenir (“come forth, arise”), from Latin provenio (“to come forth”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French provenance (“origin”), from Middle French provenant, present participle of provenir (“come forth, arise”), from Latin provenio (“to come forth”).

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