script

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English

Etymology

From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɹɪpt/
• Rhymes: -ɪpt

Noun

script (countable and uncountable, plural scripts)

1. (countable, obsolete) A writing; a written document.

   Synonyms: cursive, hand, handwriting, manuscript

2. Written characters; style of writing.
3. (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.

   Synonym: cursive

4. (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
6. (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.

   Synonym: play

   Hyponyms: screenplay, teleplay, telescript, radioplay

7. (computing) A brief and simple program.

   I wrote a Python script to put all the files into the right format.

8. (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.

   Synonyms: batch file, macro, shell script

   Hyponyms: coffeescript, here-script, postscript

9. (psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script; a sequence of actions in a given situation.
10. (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

    Synonyms: language script, writing system

11. (informal) Clipping of prescription. (for drugs or medicine)

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• scripture

Translations

Verb

script (third-person singular simple present scripts, present participle scripting, simple past and past participle scripted)

1. (transitive) To make or write a script.
2. (transitive) To devise, concoct, or contrive.

Derived terms

• script out

Translations

References

• “script”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• crispt

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English script.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrɪpt/
• Hyphenation: script
• Rhymes: -ɪpt

Noun

script n (plural scripts, diminutive scriptje n or (Netherlands, informal) scrippie n)

1. (art) script (written text of a dramatic performance)
2. (computing) script (sequential list of commands)

See also

• scenario

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English script. Doublet of écrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skʁipt/

Noun

script m (plural scripts)

1. script (written dialogue for a play, film, etc.)

Further reading

• “script”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• szkript

Etymology

Borrowed from English script.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskript] (phonetic respelling: szkript)
• Hyphenation: script

Noun

script (plural scriptek)

1. (computing) script

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skript

Etymology

Borrowed from English script, from Middle English scrit, Old French escrit, and ultimately Latin scriptum (“something written”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrɪpt/

Noun

script n (definite singular scriptet, indefinite plural script, definite plural scripta or scriptene)

1. (computing) a script (list of commands)
2. (colloquial, cinematography) a script (written document containing dialogue)

script m (definite singular scripten, indefinite plural scripter, definite plural scriptene)

1. (cinematography) a script supervisor

Derived terms

• scripte

References

• “script” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “script” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skript

Etymology

Borrowed from English script, from Middle English scrit, Old French escrit, and ultimately Latin scriptum (“something written”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrɪpt/

Noun

script n (definite singular scriptet, indefinite plural script, definite plural scripta)

1. (computing) a script (list of commands)
2. (colloquial, cinematography) a script (written document containing dialogue)

script m (definite singular scripten, indefinite plural scriptar, definite plural scriptane)

1. (cinematography) a script supervisor

Derived terms

• scripte

References

• “script” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “script”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English script. Doublet of escrito.

Pronunciation

Noun

script m (plural scripts)

1. (acting) script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama)

   Synonym: roteiro

2. (computing) script (source code that is interpreted rather than compiled)

Related terms

• escrito

Romanian

Etymology

Initially inherited from Latin scriptum as the past participle of scrie, which was later replaced by scris. The current meaning is borrowed from English script.

Noun

script n (plural scripturi)

1. script (of a film, play, show, etc.)

   Synonym: scenariu

Declension

Related terms

• scriptic