source (noun)

  • 11source code — noun Human readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, interpreter, assembler or other such system. Syn: code, source See Also: coding, source control …

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  • 12source — noun 1》 a place, person, or thing from which something originates.     ↘a spring or fountain head from which a river or stream issues. 2》 a person who provides information.     ↘a book or document providing evidence for research. 3》 technical a… …

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  • 13source — noun 1) the source of the river Syn: spring, origin, headspring, headwater(s); literary wellspring 2) the source of the rumor Syn: origin, birthplace, spring, fountainhead, fount, starting point, ground zero …

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  • 14source — noun 1) the source of the river Syn: spring, origin 2) the source of the rumour Syn: origin, starting point, root, author, originator 3) historical sources Syn …

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  • 15source material — noun 1. : basic raw material requires … actual source materials in original languages on cultures, customs, economy D.H.Clift ship nuclear source materials to allied nations Time 2. : parent material …

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  • 16source rock — noun : a rock in which petroleum has originated oil passes from the source rock … into the more open spaces of a reservoir rock, where it can accumulate W.G.Fearnsides & O.M.B.Bulman * * * n. Geology a rock from which later sediments are derived… …

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  • 17source control — noun A technology that handles access to computer files containing source code so that several users can work on the files without interfering with each others changes …

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  • 18source text — noun The original text from which a translation is done into another language, often abbreviated as ST. [S]tudents in their first year believe that source text and target text should be identical in content, that the TT should be a reproduction… …

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  • 19source language — noun a) The language from which a translation is done. b) The language of the source code to be compiled. Ant: target language …

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  • 20source code — source ,code noun count COMPUTING a set of instructions for a computer program that a computer PROGRAMMER understands and that are translated into instructions that a computer understands …

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