source code ˈsource code noun [uncountable]
COMPUTING the form or language in which a computer program is written, which must be changed into machine code (= a different form using only numbers ) before a computer can understand it
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source code UK US noun [U] IT
► the form in which a computer program is originally written before it is changed into computer language: »
The software company has only shared its source code with close partners and carefully chosen organizations.
Financial and business terms. 2012.