JavaScript

[jah-vuh-skript]

Digital Technology, Trademark.

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

JavaScript

/ ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt /

noun

1. a scripting language especially applicable to the Internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of JavaScript¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; Java (in the trademarked sense “a programming language”) + script (in the computer sense “an executable section of code”)

Word History and Origins

Origin of JavaScript¹

C20: from _Java ² + _script

Example Sentences

“HTM/HTML files contain code that can be used in a variety of ways, including executing malicious scripts, for example Javascript, that could drop an information stealer on the system,” he said.

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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.

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You need a modern browser with javascript enabled to view the interactive content in this page.

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