zdrojový

Zdrojový is a Czech adjective derived from the noun zdroj, meaning source or origin. It is used to describe things that pertain to a source, origin, or initial material, rather than to what is derived from it. The term appears across technical, academic, and general contexts to denote a relationship to the source of information, data, or material. Like other adjectives, zdrojový declines according to gender, number, and case, and its feminine and neuter forms are zdrojová and zdrojové, respectively, with corresponding plural forms following standard Czech grammar.

In computing and software development, the most common usage is zdrojový kód, referring to source code—the human-readable instructions that programmers write and which are later compiled into executable software. The phrase highlights the original, modifiable content as opposed to compiled or binary code. The term also occurs in broader software documentation and licensing discussions, where access to zdrojový kód may be a criterion of openness or transparency.

In linguistics and translation, zdrojový appears in phrases like zdrojový jazyk (source language) and zdrojový text (original text before translation). In data processing and research, zdrojové údaje or zdrojový materiál denotes raw or origin data and materials used to produce analyses or outputs.

Overall, zdrojový serves as a general-purpose term to mark origin, source, or initial material, and it is widely used in technical, scientific, and scholarly contexts. It is not used to describe people.