===== Source Code =====
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**Source Code** is the set of instructions and statements written by a programmer using a computer [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:programlang|programming language]] (i.e., C/C++, Java, JavaScrit, Python, Erlang, etc.). This code is later translated into machine language by a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:compiler]]. The translated code is referred to as [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:object|object]] code. 

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