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source code

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ASCII text file

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bronkode — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Arabic: كُود مَصْدَرِيّ (kūd maṣdariyy) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Armenian: ելակոդ (elakod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Belarusian: зыхо́дны код (zyxódny kod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Belarusian: крыні́чны код (kryníčny kod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Bulgarian: и́зходен код (ízhoden kod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Bulgarian: сорс код (sors kod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Catalan: codi font — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Chinese: 原始碼 /原始码 (goân-sí-bé) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 源代碼 /源代码 (yuándàimǎ) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 源碼 /源码 (yuánmǎ) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 原始碼 /原始码 (yuánshǐmǎ) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Czech: zdrojový kód — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Danish: kildekode — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Dutch: broncode — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Esperanto: fontkodo — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Esperanto: fonta kodo — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Estonian: lähtekood — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Estonian: lähtetekst — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Finnish: lähdekoodi — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • French: code source — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • French: source — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • French: sources — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Georgian: წყაროს კოდი (c̣q̇aros ḳodi) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Georgian: საწყისი კოდი (sac̣q̇isi ḳodi) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • German: Kode — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • German: Quellcode — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • German: Quellkode — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • German: Quelltext — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Greek: πηγαίος κώδικας (pigaíos kódikas) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Hebrew: קוֹד מָקוֹר (kod makor) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Hungarian: forráskód — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Hungarian: forrás — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Italian: sorgente — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Italian: codice sorgente — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Japanese: ソースコード (sōsu kōdo) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Khmer: កូដប្រភព (kodbrâphôp) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Korean: 소스 코드 (soseu kodeu) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Latin: fōns — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Latvian: pirmkods — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Lithuanian: išeitinis kodas — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Macedonian: изворен код (izvoren kod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Malagasy: renifango — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Malagasy: fango — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Marathi: सोर्स कोड (sorsa koḍ) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kildekode — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjeldekode — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Persian: کُدِ مَنْبَع (kod-e manba') — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Polish: kod źródłowy — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Portuguese: código-fonte — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Portuguese: fonte — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Romanian: cod sursă — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Russian: исхо́дный код (isxódnyj kod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Russian: исхо́дник (isxódnik) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Scottish Gaelic: còd tùsail — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Serbo-Croatian: изворни код — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Serbo-Croatian: izvorni kod — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Slovak: zdrojový kód — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Slovene: izvorna koda — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Spanish: código fuente — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Swedish: källkod — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Swedish: kod — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Tajik: коди манбаъ (kod-i manba') — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Thai: รหัสต้นฉบับ — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Turkish: kaynak kodu — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Turkish: kod — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Ukrainian: вихідни́й код (vyxidnýj kod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Ukrainian: початко́вий код (počatkóvyj kod) — human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Vietnamese: mã nguồn — human-readable instructions in a programming language