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  script

  noun

  the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
• Script.
  Script.

  abbreviation

  Scriptural.

script

¹ American  

[skript] / skrɪpt /

noun

• scripts
  plural

1. the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.

2. a manuscript or document.

3. the text of a manuscript or document.

4. the manuscript or one of various copies of the written text of a play, motion picture, or radio or television broadcast.

5. any system of writing.

6. Printing. a type imitating handwriting.

7. 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.

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verb (used with object)

• scripts,
  present (3rd person singular)
• scripted,
  past participle,  past
• scripting
  present participle

1. to write a script for.

   The movie was scripted by a famous author.

2. to plan or devise; make arrangements for.

   The week-long festivities were scripted by a team of experts.

3. 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)

• scripts,
  present (3rd person singular)
• scripted,
  past participle,  past
• scripting
  present participle

1. Digital Technology. to write an executable section of code that automates a task.

   Most programmers script in more than one programming language.

Script. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Scriptural.

2. Scripture.

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script British  

/ skrɪpt /

noun

1. handwriting as distinguished from print, esp cursive writing

2. the letters, characters, or figures used in writing by hand

3. any system or style of writing

4. written copy for the use of performers in films and plays

5. law

   1. an original or principal document

   2. (esp in England) a will or codicil or the draft for one

6. any of various typefaces that imitate handwriting

7. computing a series of instructions that is executed by a computer program

8. an answer paper in an examination

9. another word for scrip 3

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verb

1. (tr) to write a script for

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• scripter
  noun
• underscript
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• scripts
  plural

Participles

• scripting
  present
• scripted
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• script
  simple
• scripts
  simple
• have scripted
  perfect
• has scripted
  perfect
• am scripting
  progressive
• are scripting
  progressive
• is scripting
  progressive
• have been scripting
  perfect progressive
• has been scripting
  perfect progressive

Past

• scripted
  simple
• had scripted
  perfect
• was scripting
  progressive
• were scripting
  progressive
• had been scripting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will script
  simple
• will have scripted
  perfect
• will be scripting
  progressive
• will have been scripting
  perfect progressive

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.

Explanation

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.

Example Sentences

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script Script. scripts scripted scripting

Now his sons, Justin and Dominic, have been able to complete their father's trilogy, after finding a script for the final film.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

In just a few years, you won’t even know what that script gibberish says.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

As the courtroom confrontation draws near, Mira offers another apothegm: “Rarely does a trial meticulously follow the script: it’s not a play where everyone on the stage knows their lines.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

I had to make sure the script was good enough before I asked my fans to support it, so in February I had a table read with the main cast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Speaking of the script, would you hate me if I asked you to rerecord? You were pronouncing your Yiddish like Hebrew again. It’s supposed to be KHA-vertes; front-load the emphasis...”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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.

It is included in Pelzel and Dobrowsky, Script. rer.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

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 Alexander Barclay

Earnings-call word choice is rarely accidental—whether it’s Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan quietly sliding obscure SAT words into scripts or retail leaders sending signals to anyone who’s listening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The words are randomly chosen at the last minute for Moynihan to insert within the prepared scripts, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Although she did eventually get to see three scripts before production began, joining “Ted Lasso” was daunting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Flanagan, who is known for his work on Netflix series such as Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House, is due to begin work on scripts soon, the company said.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

I've studied all those scripts and comic books.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes

But Ossoff, who’s running for reelection in a swing state that Trump won twice, is a deliberate and relentlessly on-message communicator—sometimes to the point of looking and sounding a little scripted.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The show, which was the first scripted television series centered on Black gay men, started in 2005 and ran for two seasons on Logo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Much of the current humanoid hype reflects scripted demos, human-controlled teleoperation, or task-specific automation, rather than real general-purpose autonomy, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But it’s the actors who execute their vision by playing off of each other and leaning into creative impulse when the scripted scene or real-time audience reaction calls for it.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Every part of the concert was carefully planned and scripted, but Kaira had never said that before.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

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

Today, people use it for literally everything — from planning their trips around the globe and debugging code to creating dinner recipes, scripting social media posts and customizing cover letters.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2025

Can I use Javascript or other scripting languages in my HTML?

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Jim Tinsley

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