script
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English scrit, Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“‘write’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
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script (plural scripts)
- (countable) (obsolete) A writing; a written document.
- Written characters; style of writing.
- (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- (countable) (law) An original instrument or document.
- (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
- (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
- (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
- An abbreviation for a prescription.
[edit] Synonyms
- (Writing): manuscript, handwriting, cursive, hand
- (Typography): cursive type, typeface, face, or font
- (Computing): macro, shell script, batch file
- (Linguistics): writing system, language script
[edit] Hyponyms
- (text for drama): screenplay
- (text for drama): teleplay
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
writing; written document
written characters, style of writing
text of the dialogue and action for a drama
procedure or program in computing
[edit] Verb
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to script (third-person singular simple present scripts, present participle scripting, simple past and past participle scripted)
- (transitive) to make or write a script
[edit] References
- script in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
script m. (plural scripts)
- script