Are there any specific PHP functions or methods that can help prevent the output of PHP source code in a script's results?

To prevent the output of PHP source code in a script's results, you can use the PHP `htmlspecialchars()` function to escape special characters in the code before displaying it. This will ensure that the code is displayed as plain text and not executed by the PHP interpreter. 

<?php
$sourceCode = "<?php echo 'Hello, World!'; ?>";
echo htmlspecialchars($sourceCode);
?>

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