source code
Definition
Noun: 1. The human-readable, original version of a computer program: "Source code" refers to the set of instructions written by a programmer using a programming language. It is written in text form and is designed to be understandable by humans before it is converted (compiled or interpreted) into machine code that a computer can execute.
Usage
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- As an object:
- With prepositions:
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "Open source": A development model where the source code is made freely available for modification and distribution.
- Linux is a famous example of open-source software.
- "Source code repository": A storage location for software packages and version history.
- The team manages the project's source code in a Git repository.
Variants and Related Words
- Source (noun): In computing, can refer to the origin or original form of something (e.g., data source, source file).
- Code (noun): A system of rules to convert information; can refer to source code or machine code.
- Object code (noun): The machine-readable output produced by a compiler from source code.
Synonyms
- Program text
- Script (typically for interpreted languages)
Related Phrases
- To view/examine the source code: To look at the programming instructions.
- You can view the source code of this webpage in your browser.
- To write/hack source code: To create or modify program instructions.
- She spent the weekend writing source code for her new project.
Noun
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program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution
