Plagiarism is the act of representing someone else's words, thoughts, or ideas as your own. To ensure that you do not commit plagiarism, always cite (document) your sources when referring to information you learned during your research or study. Even if you summarize the information or paraphrase it in your own words, you must still credit the source of that information.
Remember the fundamental rule of plagiarism: if you use, cite, refer to, quote, summarize, paraphrase, or describe someone else's ideas or facts, other than your own, you must acknowledge them.