Source Code - What is meant by source coding?

Q: What is meant by source coding?

In computing, source code is any collection of code, with or without comments, written using a human-readable programming language, usually as plain text. ... The source code is often transformed by an assembler or compiler into binary machine code that can be executed by the computer.

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Code produced in a human-readable programming language, often in plain text, is known as source code in the computer industry. This code can have comments or not. It is common practice to use an assembler or compiler to convert source code into executable binary code.

Source Code - What is meant by source coding?

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