sourceediting

noun
UK /sɔːs ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/
US /sɔːrs ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/

Source editing is when you change the code that makes a webpage.

The teacher showed us source editing so we could fix the text on our class website.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Changing the original words or files that a story or report comes from.

Source editing helped the reporters correct mistakes in their notes.

3. Fixing the hidden instructions behind a document or page.

She used source editing to remove the broken link.

4. Working on the raw text of a file instead of its finished look.

Source editing lets you see exactly what the computer reads.