What does "javascript" mean?
A JavaScript script.
Javascript
/ˈdʒɑː.və.skɹɪpt/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A JavaScript script.
- Grammar: javascript is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: browser scripting language, client-side, coding language, computer language.
- Useful contrasts: language-agnostic, natural language, nonJavaScript.
- Usage evidence: No, you don't know Java. You know JavaSCRIPT.
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Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.
- 2 Nonstandard form of JavaScript. alt-of, nonstandard
- 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."
Synonyms
All synonyms browser scripting languageclient-sidecoding languagecomputer languageecmascript standardjavascript style
Antonyms
Example
"No, you don't know Java. You know JavaSCRIPT."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "javascript"?
Common synonyms include: browser scripting language, client-side, coding language, computer language, ecmascript standard, javascript style.
How do you use "javascript" in a sentence?
No, you don't know Java. You know JavaSCRIPT.
How do you pronounce "javascript"?
Pronounced /ˈdʒɑː.və.skɹɪpt/.
Etymology
From Java (“a programming language”) + script, although the language is not closely related to Java and was originally to be called LiveScript.