source code

[ sawrs kohd ]

noun

, Computers.

1. program instructions written in a programming language that is readable by humans and that must be converted to machine language before being executed. Compare object code ( def ).

source code

noun

1. computing the original form of a computer program before it is converted into a machine-readable code

source code

/ sôrs /

1. Code written by a programmer in a high-level language and readable by people but not computers. Source code must be converted to object code or machine language by a compiler before a computer can read or execute the program.
2. Compare object code

Example Sentences

Now, security experts are reporting that the source code has been auctioned off on a dark Web forum, seemingly for millions of dollars.

From Ars Technica

This means you can use this language to pull any publicly available data in the source code, including questions from a selection of Amazon Q&A pages.

From Search Engine Watch

The move was seen as a victory for privacy advocates because it used the Signal Protocol, an open source encryption scheme whose source code has been reviewed and audited by scores of independent security experts.

From Ars Technica

The presence of a weird Java code in the source code of your website is a reliable alert sign.

From Search Engine Watch

For example, members could agree never to demand that companies hand over the source code of software to state authorities, as China does.

From MIT Technology Review

The source code for the original “Shamoon” malware is widely known to have leaked.

From The Daily Beast

Chinese hackers stole source code and wormed their way into Gmail.

From The Daily Beast

Nor did Microsoft transform its proprietary operating system into open-source code.

From The Daily Beast

So long as Rozendaal continues to work in open-source code, the answer seems to be: forever.

From The Daily Beast

Amazingly, Nicholson found the source code for the control console of the Russian Soyuz capsule on a Russian website.

From The Daily Beast

Minor typographical corrections are documented in the source code.

From Project Gutenberg

Page numbers are documented as links within the source code.

From Project Gutenberg