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
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Brown underscored that every aspect of the software development pipeline, from source code to content distribution, must be thoroughly secured.
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Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Open-source software is publicly available software developed and distributed with its source code, allowing anyone to enhance, view, modify and distribute it.
—John Ellis, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Lookout managed to access large parts of the source code powering the servers, which revealed that EagleMsgSpy may also have been designed to target iOS devices.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s tasks like analyzing source code, generating new code, testing it and executing the change once it’s approved.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Open-source software is publicly available software developed and distributed with its source code, allowing anyone to enhance, view, modify and distribute it.
—John Ellis, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Lookout managed to access large parts of the source code powering the servers, which revealed that EagleMsgSpy may also have been designed to target iOS devices.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s tasks like analyzing source code, generating new code, testing it and executing the change once it’s approved.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Source code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/source%20code. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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