*6. Comb., as (sense 4e) source-hunter, -hunting; source-[[criticism]] Theology., [[analysis]] and [[study]] of the sources used by the [[authors]] of the [[Bible|biblical]] [[text]]; hence source-critical a.; source program Computers, a program written in a language other than machine code, usu. a high-level language (cf. object program s.v. OBJECT n. 10); source rock Geol., a rock formation in which a particular mineral material originates; spec. a deposit in which petroleum is formed. | *6. Comb., as (sense 4e) source-hunter, -hunting; source-[[criticism]] Theology., [[analysis]] and [[study]] of the sources used by the [[authors]] of the [[Bible|biblical]] [[text]]; hence source-critical a.; source program Computers, a program written in a language other than machine code, usu. a high-level language (cf. object program s.v. OBJECT n. 10); source rock Geol., a rock formation in which a particular mineral material originates; spec. a deposit in which petroleum is formed. |