source code

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source code

noun source codes · sourcecode

uncountable, usually 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.
Similar: code, source

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noun human-readable instructions in a programming language

Español	código fuente
한국어	소스 코드 soseu kodeu
日本語	ソースコード sōsu kōdo
中文	源代碼 /源代码 yuándàimǎ, 源碼 /源码 yuánmǎ, 原始碼 /原始码 yuánshǐmǎ
Português	código-fonte, fonte
Français	code source, source, sources
Deutsch	Kode, Quellcode, Quellkode, Quelltext
Italiano	sorgente, codice sorgente
Ελληνικά	πηγαίος κώδικας pigaíos kódikas
Română	cod sursă
Русский	исхо́дный код isxódnyj kod, исхо́дник isxódnik
Tiếng Việt	mã nguồn
العربية	كُود مَصْدَرِيّ kūd maṣdariyy
עברית	קוֹד מָקוֹר kod makor

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@misc{source_code_2026,
  title = {source code},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/source%20code},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}