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source code

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
source -code
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

source codes (plural) sourcecode (alternative)

Phrases

source control

Frequently Paired Words

coding SLOC source control

Synonyms

code source

Questions

What does source code mean?
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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