Script

//skɹɪpt// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A writing; a written document. countable
  2. 2
    a particular orthography or writing system wordnet
  3. 3
    Written characters; style of writing. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    something written by hand wordnet
  5. 5
    Type made in imitation of handwriting. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance wordnet
  2. 7
    An original instrument or document. countable
  3. 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
  4. 9
    A brief and simple program. countable, uncountable

    "I wrote a Python script to put all the files into the right format."

  5. 10
    A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  7. 12
    A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages. countable, uncountable
  8. 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. 1
    To make or write a script. transitive
  2. 2
    write a script for wordnet
  3. 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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