source code

noun

Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.

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Meanings

nounsource code (usually uncountable, plural source codes)

plural source codes · alternative sourcecode

  1. uncountableusuallycomputingHuman-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.

    Synonyms: code, source

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHuman-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.

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Translations

Afrikaans bronkode
  • bronkodehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Arabic كُود مَصْدَرِيّ
  • كُود مَصْدَرِيّ (kūd maṣdariyy)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Bulgarian и́зходен код, сорс код
  • и́зходен код (ízhoden kod)human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • сорс код (sors kod)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Catalan codi font
  • codi fonthuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Chinese Mandarin 源代碼 /源代码, 源碼 /源码
  • 源代碼 /源代码 (yuándàimǎ)human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • 源碼 /源码 (yuánmǎ)human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • 原始碼 /原始码 (yuánshǐmǎ)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Czech zdrojový kód
  • zdrojový kódhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Danish kildekode
  • kildekodehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Dutch broncode
  • broncodehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Esperanto fontkodo, fonta kodo
  • fontkodohuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • fonta kodohuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Estonian lähtekood, lähtetekst
  • lähtekoodhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • lähteteksthuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Finnish lähdekoodi
  • lähdekoodihuman-readable instructions in a programming language
French code source, source
  • code sourcehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • sourcehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • sourceshuman-readable instructions in a programming language
German Kode, Quellcode
  • Kodehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Quellcodehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Quellkodehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • Quelltexthuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Greek πηγαίος κώδικας
  • πηγαίος κώδικας (pigaíos kódikas)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Hebrew קוֹד מָקוֹר
  • קוֹד מָקוֹר (kod makor)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Hungarian forráskód, forrás
  • forráskódhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • forráshuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Italian sorgente, codice sorgente
  • sorgentehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • codice sorgentehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Japanese ソースコード
  • ソースコード (sōsu kōdo)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Korean 소스 코드
  • 소스 코드 (soseu kodeu)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Latin fōns
  • fōnshuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Latvian pirmkods
  • pirmkodshuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Lithuanian išeitinis kodas
  • išeitinis kodashuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Norwegian Bokmål kildekode
  • kildekodehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Persian کُدِ مَنْبَع
  • کُدِ مَنْبَع (kod-e manba')human-readable instructions in a programming language
Polish kod źródłowy
  • kod źródłowyhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Portuguese código-fonte, fonte
  • código-fontehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • fontehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Romanian cod sursă
  • cod sursăhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Russian исхо́дный код, исхо́дник
  • исхо́дный код (isxódnyj kod)human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • исхо́дник (isxódnik)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Scottish Gaelic còd tùsail
  • còd tùsailhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Slovak zdrojový kód
  • zdrojový kódhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Spanish código fuente
  • código fuentehuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Swedish källkod, kod
  • källkodhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • kodhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Thai รหัสต้นฉบับ
  • รหัสต้นฉบับhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Turkish kaynak kodu, kod
  • kaynak koduhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
  • kodhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
Ukrainian вихідни́й код, початко́вий код
  • вихідни́й код (vyxidnýj kod)human-readable instructions in a programming language
  • початко́вий код (počatkóvyj kod)human-readable instructions in a programming language
Vietnamese mã nguồn
  • mã nguồnhuman-readable instructions in a programming language
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APA

source code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/source%20code

MLA

“source code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/source%20code. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “source code,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/source%20code.

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