Javascript

//ˈdʒɑː.və.skɹɪpt// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.
  2. 2
    Nonstandard form of JavaScript. alt-of, nonstandard
  3. 3
    Nonstandard form of JavaScript. alt-of, nonstandard

    "The ‘bot makes this easier; scraping the NFL livescores page with some nifty Javascript, it tracks each game live for potential first-time scores; the most recent as of writing being the Chiefs beating the Texans 51-31. Not only that, but the ‘bot estimates the most likely possible scorigami scores of games in progress, keeping fans on tenterhooks until the final whistle is blown. Or is it a siren in NFL? Inquiring minds need to know."

Noun
  1. 1
    A JavaScript script. informal

    "By examining lots of examples, you will learn how to make use of JavaScript in your own Web pages, and through these examples you will learn some new coding practices for writing JavaScripts. […] Thousands of free JavaScripts are already out there on the Web, and before you start writing a script to do anything you are best off looking on some of these sites to see if someone has already done all of the hard work for you."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Java (“a programming language”) + script, although the language is not closely related to Java and was originally to be called LiveScript.

Etymology 2

From Java (“a programming language”) + script, although the language is not closely related to Java and was originally to be called LiveScript.

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