JavaScript
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of JavaScript
First recorded in 1995–2000; Java (in the trademarked sense “a programming language”) + script (in the computer sense “an executable section of code”)
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Regardless of whether they choose a college-prep or industry-ready pathway, all high school students take AP Computer Science Principles and learn modern, in-demand programming languages such as Python and JavaScript.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2024
His course teaches the C programming language, but JavaScript and Python are the languages needed for many jobs today.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
When they released it to the public, they learned from a user’s tweet it could also make websites in JavaScript.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
As they type, Copilot suggests snippets of code that could come next in the program, like an auto-complete bot trained to speak in the Python or JavaScript.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
He admits it can’t detect all possible JavaScript commands being executed, and mentions that JavaScript is also used in legitimate development and isn’t inherently malicious.
From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2022
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