Definitions for SCRIPT
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. script, book, playscriptnoun

   a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

2. handwriting, hand, scriptnoun

   something written by hand

   "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

3. scriptverb

   a particular orthography or writing system

4. scriptverb

   write a script for

   "The playwright scripted the movie"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scriptnoun

   A writing; a written document.

2. scriptnoun

   Written characters; style of writing.

3. scriptnoun

   Type made in imitation of handwriting.

4. scriptnoun

   An original instrument or document.

5. scriptnoun

   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.

6. scriptnoun

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

7. scriptnoun

   A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

8. scriptnoun

   An abbreviation for a prescription.

9. scriptverb

   to make or write a script

10. Etymology: scrit, scriptum (something written), from scribo.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. script

   A script is a written document that outlines the narrative and dialogue of a play, film, television show, video game, or broadcast. It provides direction for the actors and other members of the production team about scenes, actions, settings, and emotions to be portrayed. Alternatively, in computing, a script is a series of instructions written in a scripting language, executed by a runtime system, to automate tasks in a particular program or software.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scriptnoun

   a writing; a written document

2. Scriptnoun

   type made in imitation of handwriting

3. Scriptnoun

   an original instrument or document

4. Scriptnoun

   written characters; style of writing

5. Etymology: [OE. scrit, L. scriptum something written, fr. scribere, scriptum to write: cf. OF. escript, escrit, F. crit. See Scribe, and cf. Scrip a writing.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. SCRIPT

   SCRIPT, any of a series of text markup languages starting with Script under Control Program-67/Cambridge Monitor System and Script/370 under Virtual Machine Facility/370; the current version, SCRIPT/VS, is part of IBM's Document Composition Facility for IBM z/VM and z/OS systems. SCRIPT was developed for CP-67/CMS by Stuart Madnick at MIT, succeeding CTSS RUNOFF. SCRIPT is a procedural markup language. Inline commands called control words, indicated by a period in the first column of a logical line, describe the desired appearance of the formatted text. SCRIPT originally provided a 2PASS option to allow text to refer to variables defined later in the text, but subsequent versions allowed more than two passes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Script

   skript, n. (print.) type like written letters: a writing: (law) an original document: handwriting.—n. Scrip′tion, a handwriting. [O. Fr. escript—L. scriptum—scribĕre, to write.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. script

   A system of sequenced writing, coding within a type of computer, computer language, software, computer program, app, website or webpage.

   The software programmers were creating the script very efficiently for the new system.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020  

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   script

   A system of writing.

   Various types of software have script within them.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020  

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1. script

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2. script

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1. • Authorship
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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SCRIPT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4774

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SCRIPT' in Nouns Frequency: #2194

How to pronounce SCRIPT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SCRIPT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SCRIPT in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SCRIPT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SCRIPT in a Sentence

1. Lindsay Lohan:

   One time I was sick with a bug, I had been vomiting all day, but no way was I going to miss a show, i was sitting there beforehand seeing spots in front of my eyes. I had a plan: if I felt sick on stage I was going to faint, play dead, pretend it was part of the script. Didn't happen fortunately.

2. Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan:

   I'm calling on the United States: what kind of strategic partners are we, that you can still host someone whose extradition I have asked for? this coup attempt has actors inside Turkey, but its script was written outside. Unfortunately the West is supporting terrorism and stands by coup plotters.

3. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

   It was refreshing to see the cybersecurity communities pushback when the DNC attempted to introduce the cold war “It’s the Russians” mantra when fear mongers found that their completely unprotected networks were infiltrated by script kiddies.

4. David Oyelowo:

   It was very uncomfortable, you know, when I read the script, I was drawn to it and I also was a little scared of it because I knew that if I were to play this role I would have to really entertain what it would be like to lose people I love. And of course that turned my mind to my own children.

5. Bryan Cranston:

   Well, I love to act, i just do, and I ’ll always have that with me, but there is something about the idea of creating something out of nothing. That’s when this show came to me. The idea of developing it and putting in the touches, and all of a sudden it becomes tangible. And you write it down on paper and you have a script and pretty soon people are responding to it ? I mean, it’s very creative. He especially wanted to share some vital lessons for young men tuning in.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SCRIPT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Script
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SCRIPT
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SCRIPT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SCRIPT