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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In a strict interpretation of AI open-source, the source code should include data used to train the model.
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
To beat The Entity, Ethan and his peeps end up in South Africa, where Ethan (who earlier obtained the AI’s source code from the Russian sub) has a final showdown with Gabriel in biplanes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 May 2025
In the classic definition of open source software the source code is available to any user to use, observe, modify and distribute.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Mandrake Linux distribution creator Gaël Duval founded /e/OS, which is a fork of LineageOS, an open source version of Google's Android source code.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
To beat The Entity, Ethan and his peeps end up in South Africa, where Ethan (who earlier obtained the AI’s source code from the Russian sub) has a final showdown with Gabriel in biplanes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 May 2025
In the classic definition of open source software the source code is available to any user to use, observe, modify and distribute.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Mandrake Linux distribution creator Gaël Duval founded /e/OS, which is a fork of LineageOS, an open source version of Google's Android source code.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Source code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/source%20code. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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