source code

collection of computer instructions written using some human-readable computer language
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source code

Summary

source code is a source type[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of source_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,726 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • source code's instance of is recorded as source type[3].
  • source code is a type of program code[4].
  • source code is a type of source entity[5].
  • source code is a type of computer language manifestation[6].
  • source code's Commons category is recorded as Source code[7].
  • source code comprises duplicate code[8].
  • source code's has cause is recorded as programmer[9].
  • source code's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Source code[10].
  • source code's media type is recorded as text/x-source-code[11].
  • source code's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/source[12].
  • source code's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://tex.stackexchange.com/tags/code[13].
  • source code's used by is recorded as translator[14].
  • source code's used by is recorded as compiler[15].
  • source code's used by is recorded as interpreter[16].
  • source code's has effect is recorded as computer program[17].
  • source code's manifestation of is recorded as programming language[18].
  • source code's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1324[19].
  • source code's equivalent class is recorded as https://schema.org/SoftwareSourceCode[20].
  • source code's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C47901[21].
  • source code's different from is recorded as program code[22].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P1324[23].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P277[24].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P400[25].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P306[26].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P275[27].

Body

Definition and Type

source code's instance of is recorded as source type[3]. Recorded subclass of include program code[4], source entity[5], and computer language manifestation[6].

Use and Application

source code comprises duplicate code[8]. Recorded used by include translator[14], compiler[15], and interpreter[16].

Influence

Things named for source code include Source Code[28], a film[29], directed by Duncan Jones[30] and scspell[31], a spell checker[32].

Why It Matters

source code ranks in the top 7% of source_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,726 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 135 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Source Code[28], a film[29], directed by Duncan Jones[30] and scspell[31], a spell checker[32].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C1710131
    Nci thesaurus id → C47901
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1748]]: C47901"
  2. 9d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14912 → Source_code
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14912]]: Source_code, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312564982|Source code (#312564982)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8311|Emulation Gener"
  3. 12w ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → program code
    Said to be the same as → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q124590]]"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2LDGZz
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 16w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → source+code, source, source+language
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: source, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9343, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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