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Source program

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

A program written in a programming language (such as C, Pascal, or COBOL). A compiler translates the source code into a machine-language object program.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

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Variants

plural
Source programs
possessive
Source program's
pluralpossessive
Source programs'