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## Source
A source is an API, file, database, or data warehouse that you want to ingest data from.
A source is an API, file, database, or data warehouse that you want to ingest data from. The configured source is what you set up when you provide the variables needed for the connector to access records. The exact fields of the configuration depend on the connector, but in most cases, it provides authentication information (username and password, API key) and information about which data to extract, for example, the start date to sync records from, a search query records have to match.
## Destination
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## Connector
An Airbyte component which pulls data from a source or pushes data to a destination.
An Airbyte component which pulls data from a source or pushes data to a destination. A connector can be either a source or a destination. Usually, if you’re building a connection, you’re working with a source. The connector defines what’s required to access an API or a database such as protocol, URL paths to access, the way requests need to be structured, and how to extract records from responses.
## Connection
A connection is an automated data pipeline that replicates data from a source to a destination. Setting up a connection enables configuration of the following parameters:
A connection is an automated data pipeline that replicates data from a source to a destination. It links a configured source (based on a source connector) to a configured destination (based on a destination connector) to perform syncs. It defines things like the replication frequency (e.g. hourly, daily, manually) and which streams to replicate.Setting up a connection enables configuration of the following parameters:
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