resource

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source.

noun

1. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
   Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,[…]. This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet. 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?]”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 2014-02-06
2. A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
   a man or woman of resource
   This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer. 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 17, in The Mirror and the Lamp
3. Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.
4. (networking) Hardware or software accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.

verb

1. To supply with resources.
   All children receive it and, for the most part, do so in institutions that are approved by the state and, to a greater or lesser extent, resourced by the state. 1999, Keith Ballard, Inclusive Education, page 160

Etymology 2

re- + source

verb

1. To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for.
   European retailers resourcing supplies from domestic to foreign firms generate adjustment pressures in the European Union in the same way that cross-border production unbundling does. Also, more channels with a potential impact on[…] 2011-12-16, Thiess Buettner, Wolfgang Ochel, The Continuing Evolution of Europe, MIT Press, page 41
   [The] army found themselves having problems resourcing supplies for their army. The capture of the fortified city of Maastricht would help alleviate this strategical problem of unreliable sources of supplies and would allow Catholic France to[…] 2018-05-30, Laura Brennan, The Duke of Monmouth: Life and Rebellion, Pen and Sword