In
computing,
source code is any collection of
computer instructions (possibly with
comments) written using some
human-readable computer language, usually as
text. The source code of a program is specially designed to facilitate the work of computer
programmers, who specify the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by writing source code. The source code is often transformed by a
compiler program into low-level
machine code understood by the computer. The machine code might then be stored for
execution at a later time. Alternatively, an
interpreter can be used to analyze and perform the outcomes of the source code program directly on the fly.