Match: The paper's text that is very similar or the same as some text found in Turnitin's database.
- Matches are highlighted in Turnitin.
Source - Where a particular match has been found.
- Examples of a Source: Website, Student Paper, Published Articles
- Sources are listed numerically in the insight panel.
- It is possible to have multiple matches for each source.
- Selecting one of the sources will reveal information like how many matches were found for that particular source and where each match was found on that source.
Source: https://help.turnitin.com/feedback-studio/turnitin-website/instructor/the-similarity-report/interpreting-the-similarity-report.htm