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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By viewing the website's source code, Zveare noticed that messages sent through the form passed through Bluspark's servers using an application programming interface, or API.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Pushback for a proposal that would force the smartphone makers to share source code.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Over a two-year period, researchers collected testing data from source code and from web, mobile, and network systems.
—Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 16 Dec. 2025
Duties include developing source code, engaging in transactional applications and analyzing data.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Pushback for a proposal that would force the smartphone makers to share source code.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Over a two-year period, researchers collected testing data from source code and from web, mobile, and network systems.
—Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 16 Dec. 2025
Duties include developing source code, engaging in transactional applications and analyzing data.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for source code
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“Source code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/source%20code. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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