Script.
1 Americanabbreviation
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Scriptural.
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Scripture.
noun
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the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
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a manuscript or document.
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the text of a manuscript or document.
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the manuscript or one of various copies of the written text of a play, motion picture, or radio or television broadcast.
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any system of writing.
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Printing. a type imitating handwriting.
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Digital Technology. an executable section of code that automates a task.
You will have to run the script to install the program on your computer.
verb (used with object)
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to write a script for.
The movie was scripted by a famous author.
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to plan or devise; make arrangements for.
The week-long festivities were scripted by a team of experts.
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Digital Technology. to write an executable section of code for (a program) in order to automate a task.
You can script a program that will scan your files.
verb (used without object)
noun
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handwriting as distinguished from print, esp cursive writing
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the letters, characters, or figures used in writing by hand
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any system or style of writing
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written copy for the use of performers in films and plays
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law
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an original or principal document
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(esp in England) a will or codicil or the draft for one
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any of various typefaces that imitate handwriting
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computing a series of instructions that is executed by a computer program
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an answer paper in an examination
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another word for scrip 3
verb
Other Word Forms
- scripter noun
- underscript noun
Etymology
Origin of script
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English (noun), from Latin scriptum, noun use of neuter past participle of scrībere “to write”; replacing Middle English scrit, from Old French escrit, from Latin, as above; (verb) first recorded in 1930–35; from the noun.
Example Sentences
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To clone their voices, No ID had them read a standardized voice-over script to capture tone, dictation and voice characteristics.
“We realized it had to be scripted to be able to film it,” Schaaf told the Washington Post.
From Los Angeles Times
Jensen, who is a big fan of Cooper’s work, recalls being starstruck when he first opened the door to his home when the cast came over to read the script for the film.
From Los Angeles Times
But the pattern is clearest in West Virginia, where the script is old and the state has lived through every version of it.
From Salon
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, the script was discovered by archivists at the Borthwick Institute for Archives who believe it may have been shelved due to time pressures.
From BBC
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