Definition of Source code

1. Noun. Program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution.

Generic synonyms: Ascii Text File

Definition of Source code

1. Noun. (computing uncountable) 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Source Code

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Literary usage of Source code

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1. General Explanation of Tax Legislation Enacted in 1998: Report of the Joint edited by William Roth, Bill Archer (2000)
"(8) Computer software or source code that is obtained by the IRS in the course of ... Summons of tax-related computer software source code No summons may ..."

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