source code

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Noun

source code (uncountable)

1. (programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.

Synonyms

• code
• source

Related terms

• coding (the act of writing source code)
• SLOC
• source control

Translations

• French: code source, source, sources
• German: Kode, Quellcode, Quellkode, Quelltext
• Italian: sorgente, codice sorgente
• Portuguese: código-fonte, fonte
• Russian: исхо́дный код
• Spanish: código fuente

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