script

English

Etymology

From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɹɪpt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪpt

Noun

script (countable and uncountable, plural scripts)

1. (countable, obsolete) A writing; a written document.

   Synonyms: cursive, hand, handwriting, manuscript

2. Written characters; style of writing.
3. (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.

   Synonym: cursive

4. (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
5. (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.

   Hyponyms: screenplay, teleplay

6. (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.

   Synonyms: batch file, macro, shell script

   Hyponyms: coffeescript, here-script, postscript

7. (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

   Synonyms: language script, writing system

8. An abbreviation for a prescription.

Hyponyms

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• subscript
• superscript

 

Derived terms

• here-script
• inscript
• retroscripting
• scripting language
• scriptorium
• scriptwriter
• subscripting

 

Related terms

• scripture

Translations

writing; written document

• Arabic: كِتَابَة f (kitāba)
• Bulgarian: писмо (bg) (pismo)
• Chinese:proc

  Mandarin: 文章 (zh) (wénzhāng) (wén zhāng)

• Dutch: geschrift (nl) n
• Estonian: käsikiri
• Finnish: kirjoitus (fi)
• French: écrit (fr) m
• German: Skript (de) n, Skriptum (de) n
• Greek: γραφή (el) f (grafí), χειρόγραφο (el) n (cheirógrafo), γραπτό (el) n (graptó)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: scritto (it) m
• Japanese: 文書 (ja) (ぶんしょ, bunsho), 文章 (ja) (ぶんしょう, bunshō)
• Maori: hōtuhi
• Polish: pismo (pl) n
• Portuguese: escrito (pt) m
• Russian: скрипт (ru) m (skript), письмо́ (ru) n (pisʹmó)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgrìobhainn f
• Spanish: escrito (es) m
• Swedish: handskrift (sv) c

written characters, style of writing

• Arabic: كِتَابَة f (kitāba)
• Assamese: আখৰ (akhor), লিপি (lipi), হৰফ (horoph)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 文字 (zh) (wénzì)

• Dutch: handschrift (nl) n
• Estonian: trükikiri
• Finnish: käsiala (fi)
• French: écriture (fr) f
• German: Handschrift (de) f
• Greek: γραφή (el) f (grafí)
• Hindi: लिपि (hi) f (lipi), लेखन (hi) m (lekhan)
• Italian: scrittura (it) f, calligrafia (it) f
• Japanese: 書体 (しょたい, shotai), 文字 (ja) (もんじ, monji, もじ, moji)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 문자 (ko) (munja)
• Malayalam: ലിപി (ml) (lipi)
• Maori: hōtuhi
• Mongolian: бичиг (mn) (bičig)
• Polish: pismo (pl) n
• Portuguese: escrita (pt) f
• Russian: по́черк (ru) m (póčerk), (font) шрифт (ru) m (šrift), пи́сьменность (ru) f (písʹmennostʹ)
• Swedish: skrivstil (sv) c
• Telugu: లిపి (te) (lipi)
• Turkish: hat (tr)
• Urdu: لیکھن m (lekhan)
• Venetian: scritura f

type made in imitation of handwriting

• Hungarian: írott betű
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

(law) an original instrument or document

• Finnish: alkuperäisdokumentti, alkuperäinen (fi)
• German: Urschrift f, Original (de) n
• Greek: πρωτότυπο (el) n (protótypo)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: pismo (pl) n
• Scottish Gaelic: sgrìobhainn f

text of the dialogue and action for a drama

• Arabic: سِينَارْيُو m (sināryū)
• Armenian: սցենար (hy) (scʻenar)
• Basque: please add this translation if you can
• Burmese: ဇာတ်ညွှန်း (my) (jathnywan:)
• Catalan: guió (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腳本／脚本 (zh) (jiǎoběn), 脚本 (zh) (jiǎoběn)

• Czech: scénář (cs) m
• Danish: manuskript n
• Esperanto: scenaro
• Estonian: käsikiri
• Faroese: handrit n
• Finnish: käsikirjoitus (fi)
• French: script (fr) m, scénario (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Drehbuch (de) n, Skript (de) n
• Greek: σενάριο (el) n (senário)
• Hebrew: תַּסְרִיט m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: copione (it) m
• Japanese: 脚本 (ja) (きゃくほん, kyakuhon), 台本 (だいほん, daihon)
• Khmer: នាដកថា (km) (niədaʼkaʼthaa)
• Lao: ບົດລະຄອນ (bot la khǭn)
• Malayalam: തിരക്കഥ (ml) (tirakkatha)
• Maori: hōtuhi
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: scenariusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: script (pt) m, roteiro (pt) m
• Romanian: scenariu (ro) n, script n
• Russian: сцена́рий (ru) m (scenárij)
• Spanish: libreto (es) m, guion (es) m
• Swedish: manus (sv) n, manuskript (sv) n
• Tagalog: sulatsay
• Thai: บทละคร (bòt-lá-kɔɔn)
• Turkish: senaryo (tr)
• Vietnamese: kịch bản (vi)

procedure or program in computing

• Czech: skript m
• Danish: script n
• Finnish: komentosarja, komentojono, skripti (fi), ohjelma (fi)
• French: script (fr) m
• Georgian: სკრიპტი (sḳriṗṭi)
• German: Skript (de) n
• Greek: εντολοδέσμη f (entolodésmi), δέσμη εντολών f (désmi entolón)
• Japanese: スクリプト (ja) (sukuriputo)
• Maori: hōtuhi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skript

• Polish: skrypt m
• Portuguese: script (pt) m
• Russian: скрипт (ru) m (skript), сцена́рий (ru) m (scenárij)
• Serbo-Croatian: skripta (sh) f
• Spanish: script m, guion (es) m
• Swedish: skript (sv)
• Turkish: betik (tr)

a system of writing

• Armenian: գիր (hy) (gir)
• Assamese: আখৰ (akhor), লিপি (lipi), হৰফ (horoph)
• Belarusian: пісьме́нства n (pisʹmjénstva)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 文字 (zh) (wénzì)

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kirjoitusjärjestelmä (fi), kirjoitus (fi)
• French: écriture (fr) f
• Georgian: დამწერლობა (damc̣erloba)
• German: Schrift (de) f
• Greek: γραφή (el) f (grafí)
• Hindi: लिपि (hi) f (lipi)
• Italian: scrittura (it) f
• Japanese: 文字 (ja) (もじ, moji)
• Khmer: អក្ខរៈ (ʼɑkkhɑraʼ)
• Korean: 문자 (ko) (munja)
• Lao: ອັກສອນ (ʼak sǭn)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Luxembourgish: Schrëft
• Manchu: ᡥᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (hergen)
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Pali: akkhara
• Persian: خط (fa) (xat)
• Polish: pismo (pl) n
• Portuguese: escrita (pt) f
• Russian: пи́сьменность (ru) f (písʹmennostʹ), письмо́ (ru) n (pisʹmó)
• Sanskrit: अक्षर (sa) n (akṣara)
• Spanish: escritura (es) f
• Thai: อักษร (th) (àk-sɔ̌ɔn)
• Turkish: yazı (tr)
• Ukrainian: писе́мність f (pysémnistʹ)
• Urdu: لپی f (lipi)
• Venetian: scritura f
• Vietnamese: văn tự (vi), chữ (vi)

Verb

script (third-person singular simple present scripts, present participle scripting, simple past and past participle scripted)

1. (transitive) To make or write a script.

Translations

to make or write a script

• Maori: whakahōtuhi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: guionar (es)

References

• “script”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• crispt

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English script.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrɪpt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: script
• Rhymes: -ɪpt

Noun

script n (plural scripts, diminutive scriptje n)

1. script (written text of a dramatic performance)

See also

• scenario

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English script. Doublet of écrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skʁipt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

script m (plural scripts)

1. script (written dialogue for a play, film, etc.)

Further reading

• “script”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

• szkript

Etymology

Borrowed from English script.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskript]
• Hyphenation: script

Noun

script (plural scriptek)

1. (computing) script

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	script	scriptek
accusative	scriptet	scripteket
dative	scriptnek	scripteknek
instrumental	scripttel	scriptekkel
causal-final	scriptért	scriptekért
translative	scriptté	scriptekké
terminative	scriptig	scriptekig
essive-formal	scriptként	scriptekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	scriptben	scriptekben
superessive	scripten	scripteken
adessive	scriptnél	scripteknél
illative	scriptbe	scriptekbe
sublative	scriptre	scriptekre
allative	scripthez	scriptekhez
elative	scriptből	scriptekből
delative	scriptről	scriptekről
ablative	scripttől	scriptektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	scripté	scripteké
non-attributive possessive - plural	scriptéi	scriptekéi

Possessive forms of script
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	scriptem	scriptjeim
2nd person sing.	scripted	scriptjeid
3rd person sing.	scriptje	scriptjei
1st person plural	scriptünk	scriptjeink
2nd person plural	scriptetek	scriptjeitek
3rd person plural	scriptjük	scriptjeik

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English script.

Noun

script m (plural s)

1. (acting) script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama)
2. (computing) script (source code that is interpreted rather than compiled)

Synonyms

• (text of the dialogue and action for a drama): roteiro

Related terms

• escrito

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English script.

Noun

script n (plural scripturi)

1. script (of a film, play, show, etc.)

Synonyms

• scenariu

Related terms

• scriptic