"The specific language a programmer uses to program the electronic equipment or vote tabulating system. The source code of the computer language is then compiled, interpreted, or assembled into object code by the computer. The result is a machine language program in binary form which can be run by the computer." Cal. Proc. §1845. A "computer program written in a programming language and used to generate machine instructions through the use of assemblers or compilers." Fla. VSS Appendix. Cf. CODE. OBJECT
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"The specific language a programmer uses to program the electronic equipment or vote tabulating system. The source code of the computer language is then compiled, interpreted, or assembled into object code by the computer. The result is a machine language program in binary form which can be run by the computer." Cal. Proc. §1845. A "computer program written in a programming language and used to generate machine instructions through the use of assemblers or compilers." Fla. VSS Appendix. Cf. CODE. OBJECT
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Source Code. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/source-code
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