source code

American  

[sawrs kohd] / ˈsɔrs ˌkoʊd /

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.

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source code British  

noun

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

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source code Scientific  

/ 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

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• source code vs. object code

Example Sentences

Anthropic recently accidentally released part of its internal source code for Claude Code due to "human error".

From BBC

The leak of “some internal source code” didn’t expose any customer information or data, a spokesman for Anthropic said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anthropic accidentally released part of the internal source code for its AI-powered coding assistant Claude Code due to "human error," the company said Tuesday.

From Barron's

While employed at Palantir, Jain and Cohen had access to its “crown jewels”—including its source code, internal workspace and customer workflows, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stolen files included portions of the source code for BIG-IP and information about undisclosed vulnerabilities in the product.

From Barron's