JavaScript

American

[jah-vuh-skript] / ˈdʒɑ vəˌskrɪpt /

Digital Technology, Trademark.

a brand name for a high-level, object-oriented scripting language used especially to create interactive applications running over the internet.

JavaScript British

/ ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt /

noun

a scripting language especially applicable to the Internet

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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”)

Example Sentences

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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

I mean that the actual telescope, arguably one of humanity’s finest scientific achievements, is largely controlled by JavaScript files.

From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2022

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