Meaning

(countable) A writing; a written document..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A writing; a written document.
2. Written characters; style of writing.
3. (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
4. (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
5. (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.
6. (by extension) A series of events with a predefined order and outcome.
7. (computing) A brief and simple program.
8. (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.

Example Sentences

But the one [letter] in the unknown script and with a metropolitan post mark—could it be from some London Woman?

I was following a social script that teaches women to build lives around money they don’t fully understand.

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

He located a doctor in Brooklyn who was a writing fool. This croaker would go three scripts a day for as high as thirty tablets a script.

Shit, he got the scripts for the cough / In the H, gotta hit Johnny for the frost, swerved off

She gave me a Bipolar II diagnosis and a script for epilepsy medicine that could be used off-label in cases like mine.

Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.

Word Forms

• scripts
• scripting
• scripted

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When Should You Use Script?

Use script when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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