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Etymology
OE. scrit, L. scriptum#Latin|scriptum (something written), from scribere ("to write").
Pronunciation
IPA|/skrɪpt/
rhymes|ɪpt
Noun
en-noun
- countable obsolete A writing; a written document.
- printing type|Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- countable law An original instrument or document.
- written|Written characters; style of writing.
- 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.
- computing An iterative procedure usually written for a specific operating system, such as a shell script or a batch file, which performs a series of commands in a particular sequence.
Related terms
postscript
scriptorium
Translations
trans-top|writing; written document
French: écrit m
German: Skript n, Skriptum n
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trans-top|written characters
French: écriture f
German: Handschrift f
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Malayalam: ലിപി (lipi)
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trans-top|text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Czech: scéná� m
French: #French|script m, scénario m
German: Drehbuch n
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Malayalam: തിര���ഥ (thirakkathha)
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trans-top|procedure or program in computing
Czech: skript m
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