SOURCE CODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does source code mean? 

• SOURCE CODE (noun)
  The noun SOURCE CODE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: SOURCE CODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOURCE CODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("source code" is a kind of...):

ASCII text file (a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting)

 Context examples 

A systematic review of source code intended to find and fix mistakes possibly overlooked in the initial development phase.

(Device Source Code Review Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

Public release of Mirai source code was announced at Hackforums on September 30.

(Distributed malware attacks Dyn DNS, takes down websites in US, Wikinews)