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source code
The human-readable text of a computer program written in a programming language before it is translated into machine language (compiled) or executed (interpreted).
Der Entwickler hat den Quellcode der Software veröffentlicht, damit andere ihn verbessern können.
The developer published the source code of the software so that others could improve it.
The word is made up of 'die Quelle' (source) and 'der Code' (code). So it literally means 'the code that comes from the source' and is the human-readable form of a program.
Open-Source-Projekte machen ihren Quellcode öffentlich zugänglich.
Open-source projects make their source code publicly accessible.
'Quellcode' (source code) is a technical term from computer science and software development. It is rarely used in everyday language.
Um den Fehler zu finden, musste der Programmierer den gesamten Quellcode durchsehen.
To find the error, the programmer had to look through the entire source code.
Common verbs used with 'Quellcode' (source code) are 'den Quellcode schreiben' (to write the source code), 'lesen' (to read), 'veröffentlichen' (to publish), or 'analysieren' (to analyze).
Viele Entwickler lesen den Quellcode von bekannter Software, um daraus zu lernen.
Many developers read the source code of well-known software in order to learn from it.
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Here, Source and Quellcode refer to the same human-readable text of a computer program. Source is an informal anglicism from IT language, while Quellcode is the German technical term. Source works well in casual conversation; Quellcode is more suitable for neutral or formal texts.
In der Dokumentation steht, dass Mia den Quellcode des Moduls geprüft hat.
The documentation states that Mia checked the module's source code.
Im Teamchat schreibt Mia, dass sie die Source des Moduls geprüft hat.
In the team chat, Mia writes that she checked the module's source code.
