source file

noun

A file containing the editable content of a digital resource, used to create a distribution format.

““Source File”, in PC Magazine Encyclopedia, (Can we date this quote?): “the text files of this encyclopedia, which are continuously edited, become the source files for deployment each cycle””

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Meanings

nounsource file (plural source files)

plural source files

  1. computingA file containing the editable content of a digital resource, used to create a distribution format.

    “Source File”, in PC Magazine Encyclopedia, (Can we date this quote?): “the text files of this encyclopedia, which are continuously edited, become the source files for deployment each cycle”

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    UNESCO (2019), “Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER)”, in UNESCO Legal Affairs: “developing mechanisms to support and incentivize all stakeholders to publish source files and accessible OER using standard open file formats in public repositories.”

  2. computingA file containing the source code of a software.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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