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 (2,911 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's said to be the same as is recorded as program code[8].
  • source code comprises duplicate code[9].
  • source code's has cause is recorded as programmer[10].
  • source code's topic's main category is recorded as Category: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 properties for this type is recorded as P1324[21].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P277[22].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P400[23].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P306[24].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P275[25].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P943[26].
  • source code's properties for this type is recorded as P767[27].

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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[9]. 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 (2,911 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 106 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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