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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So the final script was written by Czenzi Ormonde, an assistant to Ben Hecht.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Sounds like a Hollywood script that might never see the silver screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The politician who flipped the script on how to confront legal jeopardy was the late Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who rose to power in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Holland tells me he read the script with her, "which I don't know if I was supposed to".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Turns out she took a couple of screenwriting classes in college, so she knows a little about it. She offered to read my script for me when I’m done!”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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
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.
The latter has been reprinted in the Script. rer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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
Polymarket gave its creators bulletpointed scripts and reviewed videos before publishing, people who have worked with the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The idea is that the scripts developed by users of Cursor could help to train a new model of Grok.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
The bookshelves, window sills, radiators, and all other flat surfaces are piled high with anthologies of plays, copies of scripts, and videotapes and sound tracks of Broadway productions.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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
But U.S. content makers seem much more interested in true crime, rather than the scripted version, unless the latter is doled out in epic proportions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But both sides have strongly denied this was a repeat of the 'Disgrace of Gijon' - even though conspiracy theorists argue the nature of the chaotic finish, which included two injury-time goals, felt scripted.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Roberts’ first taste of the manager’s seat wasn’t how he would have scripted it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 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
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
Although the conference was supposed to focus on Perl, a scripting language created by Unix hacker Larry Wall, O'Reilly assured Raymond that the conference would address other free software technologies.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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