source code

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/ ˈsɔrs ˌkoʊd /

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noun Computers.

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.

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Words nearby source code

sour, sourball, sourberry, source, source book, source code, source document, source language, source material, source program, sour cherry

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How to use source code in a sentence

Now, security experts are reporting that the source code has been auctioned off on a dark Web forum, seemingly for millions of dollars.
CD Projekt Red source code reportedly sells for millions in dark Web auction|Kyle Orland|February 12, 2021|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.
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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.
WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app|Dan Goodin|January 6, 2021|Ars Technica
The presence of a weird Java code in the source code of your website is a reliable alert sign.
SEO and cybersecurity: Incorporating cybersecurity into your SEO strategy|Connie Benton|December 14, 2020|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.
How democracies can claim back power in the digital world|Amy Nordrum|September 29, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Like many trans users, Transartist often gets used as a source of information more than anything else.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
According to a Yemeni intelligence source, Saïd met with the notorious U.S. preacher Anwar al Awlaki.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Jettison your lawyers as a source of prison-yard guidance, Abramoff said.
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv|Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She claims the FBI tried to enlist her as a cooperating source in their investigation.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was getting to create jokes at the source, and to get to hang out with comedians.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
An extraordinary eruption of mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
That Lawrence, whom he looked upon almost as a son, should take up arms against the South was to him a source of endless regret.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
From this one source of misery, where was a promise or a chance of a final rescue?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Their usual source is the deeper layers of the urinary tract, especially of the bladder.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for source code

source code

noun

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

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Scientific definitions for source code

source code

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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. Compare object code.