source program

noun

1. an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler

Example Sentences

The German app has an open source program code, meaning it can be potentially copied and updated by other countries.

From The Guardian

In fact, many open source programs — those developed specifically to be free to users — can give you the exact same experience as ones you pay for.

From Fox News

“I didn’t expect us to have an a cappella group, let alone everyone in Silicon Valley,” said Remy DeCausemaker, open source program manager at Twitter and beatboxer in the Songbirds.

From The Guardian

CJR used an open source program called Media Cloud, which was developed for studying media at Harvard University and MIT.

From Salon

Intel’s efforts to promote cloud computing focus on two open source programs. One is OpenStack, which acts as a kind of dashboard to control resources in a data center.

From Wall Street Journal