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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That initial intrusion also led to some of Microsoft’s source code being stolen, with Microsoft admitting recently that the group accessed the company’s source code repositories and internal systems.
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
Permits are individually numbered and include detailed information about the shipment, including a source code, which says whether the animal was bred in captivity or taken from the wild — a critical distinction.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
And in April of 1993, the source code for the World Wide Web was released into the public domain, allowing people to more easily access the internet.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Balazs was an athlete who competed in sports like football and basketball but equally enjoyed learning how to source code from physical magazines in his parents’ basement in Ohio.
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
That initial attack also led to some of Microsoft’s source code being stolen, with the hackers getting access to the company’s source code repositories and internal systems.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
Microsoft hack Russian hackers targeted Microsoft, stealing source code by spying on top executives' emails.
—Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
Those hackers have in recent weeks gained access to some key company secrets, including digital vaults where the company keeps source code for some of its programs, the company said in a blog post.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
This is done using a set of look-up tables (LUTs) that are defined right after the library includes in the source code.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
Tom Warren, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
Permits are individually numbered and include detailed information about the shipment, including a source code, which says whether the animal was bred in captivity or taken from the wild — a critical distinction.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
And in April of 1993, the source code for the World Wide Web was released into the public domain, allowing people to more easily access the internet.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Balazs was an athlete who competed in sports like football and basketball but equally enjoyed learning how to source code from physical magazines in his parents’ basement in Ohio.
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
That initial attack also led to some of Microsoft’s source code being stolen, with the hackers getting access to the company’s source code repositories and internal systems.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
Microsoft hack Russian hackers targeted Microsoft, stealing source code by spying on top executives' emails.
—Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
Those hackers have in recent weeks gained access to some key company secrets, including digital vaults where the company keeps source code for some of its programs, the company said in a blog post.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
This is done using a set of look-up tables (LUTs) that are defined right after the library includes in the source code.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
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