source package

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

source package

   <software> A collection (usually an {archive} file) containing
   all the files necessary to build and modify a piece of
   software.

   A {Debian} source package includes the original source archive
   (.orig.tar.gz), Debianisation diffs
   (-<debian-version>.diff.gz) and a Debian source control file
   (-<debian-version>.dsc).

   (2000-05-31)