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

OpenAI also developed a new evaluation for offensive web penetration testing, in which models probe web applications without access to their source code. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

That didn’t include the game’s source code or map data, but those final pieces apparently hit the Valve Cut Content Discord this week, allowing a nearly complete version to be pieced together. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2026

Following discovery of the vulnerability, researchers embarked on multiple fuzzing projects designed to surface other critical flaws in the open source code library. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Then Claude would identify performance fixes by analyzing the Unreal Engine source code. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

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