====Sources====

A **source** is where new data is created. It is read from the origin and pours into your [[funnel|funnel]].

Once in the funnel, it may be [[buffering|buffered]], before moving through one or more [[filter|filters]].

After the filters have finished their work and passed the transformed data through, it passes into the [[sink|sinks]], where it is sent to the destination for the data (for example, into a database or messaging system).