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.

source code

noun

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

source code

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