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

The online stores all listed the same phone number and account for processing payments, which belong to OutfitMD, according to the source code behind the offerings, suggesting OutfitMD played a central role in their operations. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

This visualizer borrows the format of the DROID Dataset Visualizer — many thanks for making the source code openly available. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026

There are some things manufacturers can keep private, including trade secrets, source code and certain information that could put a device’s security at risk. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

This substitution only happens when the font engine draws the page on screen, meaning scrapers that simply download plaintext source code get an altered version that end users never see. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 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