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source code

Source code is the language or string of words, numbers, letters and symbols that a computer programmer uses.

(noun)

An example of source code is someone using HTML code to create a screen.

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noun

Code written by a programmer in a high-level language and readable by people but not computers. Source code must be converted to object code or machine language before a computer can read or execute the program.

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