plural scripts
1
a
: something written : text
b
: an original or principal instrument or document
c(1)
(2)
: the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast
specifically
: the one used in production or performance
2
a
: a style of printed letters that resembles handwriting
b
: written characters : handwriting
c
: alphabet
3
: a plan of action
4
computing
: a sequence of instructions or commands for a computer to execute
especially
: one that automates a small task (such as assembling or sorting a set of data)
Two engineers, a biologist and a zoologist wrote a computer script that downloaded the lyrics, band names and genre categories from all songs on the website www.metalkingdom.net. —
Fedor Zarkhin
Fedor Zarkhin
scripted; scripting; scripts
1
: to prepare a script for or from
2
: to provide carefully considered details for (such as a plan of action)
an event carefully scripted to attract attention
Synonyms
Examples of script in a Sentence
Noun (1)
has a neat, careful script with delicate loops
sold two scripts to the movie studio
sending a thank-you note in script—and not just an e-mail—is the only proper way to express one's gratitude
Verb
I scripted three episodes of the show.
The discussion couldn't have gone better if we had scripted it.
The trip didn't go as scripted.
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Maneesh Sharma, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
What started as a two-page short film script grew longer and longer as years passed by.
—Payal Kapadia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a long-gestating Disney+ scripted show Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is due for launch this year, which comes from factual drama aficionado Jeff Pope.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Self-healing tests—where AI detects changes in the application and automatically updates test scripts—are becoming critical.
—Maneesh Sharma, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
What started as a two-page short film script grew longer and longer as years passed by.
—Payal Kapadia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Triple H addressed these criticisms at the Netflix Raw post-show press conference, basically saying that the world has known for a long time that WWE is scripted.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a long-gestating Disney+ scripted show Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is due for launch this year, which comes from factual drama aficionado Jeff Pope.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/script. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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