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

Examples of source code in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Centralized Secrets Storage • Use a dedicated secrets management vault such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager or Azure Key Vault. • Avoid storing credentials in plaintext files, environment variables or source code repositories. 2. —Srikanth Mandru, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

Open-source vs proprietary models Open-source generally refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025

This individual took pictures of source codes, which should be open anyway, and published them. —Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025

Archival footage from alpha versions of Command & Conquer: Generals and Renegade, released by EA as part of their source code release. —Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for source code

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed