source code
noun
: a computer program in its original programming language (such as FORTRAN or C) before translation into object code usually by a compiler
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That source code allows for more ambitious projects than have been possible thus far, Valve wrote in a blog post.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
Tons of errors and details leaked in the page source code.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Additionally, when sharing the DOGE website on mobile devices, the source code creates a link to the DOGE X account rather than the website itself.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2025
Open source refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
Tons of errors and details leaked in the page source code.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Additionally, when sharing the DOGE website on mobile devices, the source code creates a link to the DOGE X account rather than the website itself.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2025
Open source refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Source code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/source%20code. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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