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Source code Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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source code
<language, programming> (Or "source", or rarely "source language") The form in which a computer program is written by the programmer. Source code is written in some formal programming language which can be compiled automatically into object code or machine code or executed by an interpreter.
(1995-01-05)
<language, programming> (Or "source", or rarely "source language") The form in which a computer program is written by the programmer. Source code is written in some formal programming language which can be compiled automatically into object code or machine code or executed by an interpreter.
(1995-01-05)
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Source code
Program instructions in their original form. The word source differentiates code from various other forms that it can have (for example, object code and executable code).
Initially, a programmer writes a program in a particular programming language. This form of the program is called the source program, or more generically, source code. To execute the program, however, the programmer must translate it into machine language, the language that the computer understands. The first step of this translation process is usually performed by a utility called a compiler. The compiler translates the source code into a form called object code. Sometimes the object code is the same as machine code; sometimes it needs to be translated into machine language by a utility called an assembler.
Source code is the only format that is readable by humans. When you purchase programs, you usually receive them in their machine-language format. This means that you can execute them directly, but you cannot read or modify them. Some software manufacturers provide source code, but this is useful only if you are an experienced programmer.
Program instructions in their original form. The word source differentiates code from various other forms that it can have (for example, object code and executable code).
Initially, a programmer writes a program in a particular programming language. This form of the program is called the source program, or more generically, source code. To execute the program, however, the programmer must translate it into machine language, the language that the computer understands. The first step of this translation process is usually performed by a utility called a compiler. The compiler translates the source code into a form called object code. Sometimes the object code is the same as machine code; sometimes it needs to be translated into machine language by a utility called an assembler.
Source code is the only format that is readable by humans. When you purchase programs, you usually receive them in their machine-language format. This means that you can execute them directly, but you cannot read or modify them. Some software manufacturers provide source code, but this is useful only if you are an experienced programmer.
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source code
The text file created by a programmer that will be turned into a computer program by an interpreter or a compiler. Also called source code.
The text file created by a programmer that will be turned into a computer program by an interpreter or a compiler. Also called source code.
Source code Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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source code
Noun
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
(hypernym) ASCII text file
Noun
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
(hypernym) ASCII text file
| hEnglish - advanced version |
source code
source code
n : 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
source code
n : 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
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Source code Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Source Code
A non-executable program written in a high-level language. A compiler or assembler must translate the source code into object code (machine language) that the computer can understand and process.
A non-executable program written in a high-level language. A compiler or assembler must translate the source code into object code (machine language) that the computer can understand and process.
Source code Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Source code
Not to be confused with source coding.
In computer science, source code (commonly just source or code) is any sequence of statements and/or declarations written in some human-readable computer programming language.
The source code which constitutes a program is usually held in one or more text files, sometimes stored in databases as stored procedures and may also appear as code snippets printed in books or other media. A large collection of source code files may be organized into a directory tree, in which case it may also be known as a source tree. A computer program's source code is the collection of files needed to convert from human-readable form to some kind of computer-executable form. The source code may be converted into an executable file by a compiler, or executed on the fly from the human readable form with the aid of an interpreter.
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