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sumbersumber

Sumbersumber is a term that has appeared in online Indonesian-language discourse as a playful coinage with meanings related to sources or aggregation. The word is formed by reduplicating the noun sumber, meaning source, to convey plurality or emphasis.

Etymology and usage: It derives from Indonesian sumber; reduplication is a common linguistic device in Indonesian

In journalism and media analysis, the term is used informally to describe or critique a practice of

In computing and data contexts, sumbersumber can be encountered as a fictional or informal label for a

See also: reduplication, source, aggregator, data fusion.

slang
and
media
to
intensify
meaning
or
create
a
humorous
tone.
The
exact
sense
of
sumbersumber
depends
on
context.
It
may
indicate
“many
sources”
or
the
act
of
collecting
or
citing
multiple
references.
citing
a
broad
range
of
sources,
or
to
comment
on
the
volume
of
references
in
a
bibliography.
In
online
communities,
sumbersumber
can
function
as
a
whimsical
descriptor
for
a
compilation
post
or
a
namespace
containing
multiple
references.
data
aggregator
that
merges
outputs
from
distinct
input
streams,
or
as
a
placeholder
name
in
examples.
There
is
no
formal
standard
definition
or
consensus
on
its
use,
and
its
interpretation
remains
highly
contextual.