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Script
//skɹɪpt// noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A writing; a written document. countable
- 2 a particular orthography or writing system wordnet
- 3 Written characters; style of writing. countable, uncountable
- 4 something written by hand wordnet
- 5 Type made in imitation of handwriting. countable, uncountable
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- 6 a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance wordnet
- 7 An original instrument or document. countable
- 8 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. countable
- 9 A brief and simple program. countable, uncountable
"I wrote a Python script to put all the files into the right format."
- 10 A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence. countable, uncountable
- 11 Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 12 A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages. countable, uncountable
- 13 Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
"He located a doctor in Brooklyn who was a writing fool. This croaker would go three scripts a day for as high as thirty tablets a script."
Verb
- 1 To make or write a script. transitive
- 2 write a script for wordnet
- 3 To devise, concoct, or contrive. transitive
"Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).
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