the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
a manuscript or document.
the text of a manuscript or document.
the manuscript or one of various copies of the written text of a play, motion picture, or radio or television broadcast.
any system of writing.
Printing. a type imitating handwriting.
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.
to write a script for.
The movie was scripted by a famous author.
to plan or devise; make arrangements for.
The week-long festivities were scripted by a team of experts.
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.
Scriptural.
Scripture.
handwriting as distinguished from print, esp cursive writing
the letters, characters, or figures used in writing by hand
any system or style of writing
written copy for the use of performers in films and plays
law
an original or principal document
(esp in England) a will or codicil or the draft for one
any of various typefaces that imitate handwriting
computing a series of instructions that is executed by a computer program
an answer paper in an examination
another word for scrip 3
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.
A script is a written version of a play or movie. If you're auditioning for a movie, you'll get the script to practice a scene or two. Script comes from the Latin scrībĕre, meaning "to write," and all its meanings have to do with something written. Your handwriting is your script. The written version of what you're supposed to say, whether for a wedding toast or a play, is a script. And if you were feeling old-fashioned you could call the grocery list you just wrote a script. It's also a verb. You can script a play.
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Directed by YouTuber turned filmmaker Curry Barker, the movie peps up a functional script with an ace performance by Inde Navarrette as a woman under a dark spell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
After months of sounding the alarm on potential Federal Reserve interest-rate increases, the script suddenly flipped in the $30 trillion U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Wangchuk's fast appears to follow the same script.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The operator even backed out of certain bets mid-speech when Trump veered off script and skipped over a part that included a word Perez had placed a bet on Trump mentioning, the broadcaster said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
It punctured a little hole in the paper, and a single word came alive with that familiar golden script.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The latter has been reprinted in the Script. rer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
Script., published in 1548, during Barclay's life time, adorns him with the epithets "Scotus, rhetor ac poeta insignis."
From The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Barclay, Alexander
It is included in Pelzel and Dobrowsky, Script. rer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
As such he is also mentioned in Script. rer.
From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.
Oddie and Garden also co-wrote the scripts for many of ITV's Doctor in the House comedy series.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As recently as 2021, sociologist Ellen Lamont reviewed more than 100 studies on heterosexual dating and found traditional dating scripts still remained, with men still expected to make the first move.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Zada’s filmmaking workflow involves writing, casting, prompting and editing all simultaneously, allowing him to rewrite scripts based on “dailies” generated by AI that day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
At every turn, it shows its people trusting each other, taking care of each other, and dealing with the unexpected wrenches and scripts that would break most devices.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
“Amy and I will write out the scripts, and Hena, Lila, and Marisol will help get all the other students for the interviews.”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
History has been scripted, records broken and heroes old and new made their mark at football's most coveted tournament.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
This year, the Television Academy chose to merge the talk series and scripted variety series into one category, and while it widened the entries, ultimately all the shows are previous nominees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The drama has been scripted by Wirral-born Jamie Carragher - one of the writers behind the HBO comedy-drama Succession.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Market participants are accustomed to Powell-style prose and lightly scripted press conferences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Even during this face-to-face “personal” time, many of Sinclair’s comments seemed scripted.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers were a few weeks into scripting their upcoming awards show when it hit them: They’d forgotten about the Coldplay kiss-cam couple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Woolworths said that it had revised its scripting in light of the complaints, adding that most of the feedback on Olive's "personality" had been "very positive".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
"As a result of customer feedback, we recently removed this particular scripting."
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
As Payne and Taylor noted in their acceptance speech, the win came after 15 years of writing together, scripting such films as “About Schmidt” and “Citizen Ruth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Can I use Javascript or other scripting languages in my HTML?
From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim
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