original - noun

an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

original - adjective

• being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
• preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
• (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
• not derived or copied or translated from something else

original - thesaurus

archetype   master   pilot