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Source code

nounid 4194·updated May 9, 2026
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Software program instructions written in a format (language) readable by humans.

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems1 citation · 1 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.11.02.c ¶ 1

Classifications

Entity Type

Data92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

synonym
program source code
alternatephrasing
Source Code
plural
Source codes
possessive
Source code's
pluralpossessive
Source codes'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
The programming language in which a program is written.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
Software program instructions written in a format (language) readable by humans.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
program instructions written as an ASCII text file
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Software program instructions written in a format (language) readable by humans.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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