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script
noun
the
written
text
of
a
play
,
film
,
radio
programme
,
or
other
performance
,
including
dialogue
and
stage
directions
•
The
actors
gathered
around
the
table
to
read
the
new
movie
script
.
The
actors
gathered
around
the
table
to
read
the
new
movie
script
.
•
I
left
my
script
at
home
and
had
to
borrow
someone
else's
.
I
left
my
script
at
home
and
had
to
borrow
someone
else's
.
Sense
developed
in
the
early
20th
century
as
moving
pictures
became
popular
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
something
written
’
to
performance
texts
.
noun
a
system
of
written
characters
used
for
a
particular
language
or
style
of
handwriting
•
The
ancient
manuscript
was
written
in
beautiful
Arabic
script
.
The
ancient
manuscript
was
written
in
beautiful
Arabic
script
.
•
When
learning
Japanese
,
students
must
master
three
different
scripts
.
When
learning
Japanese
,
students
must
master
three
different
scripts
.
From
Latin
“
scriptum
”,
meaning
“
something
written
”,
from
the
verb
“
scribere
” (“
to
write
”).
noun
a
small
program
written
in
a
scripting
language
that
automates
tasks
on
a
computer
or
website
•
A
short
Python
script
can
rename
hundreds
of
files
in
seconds
.
A
short
Python
script
can
rename
hundreds
of
files
in
seconds
.
•
She
uploaded
a
login
script
that
automates
the
process
.
She
uploaded
a
login
script
that
automates
the
process
.
Adopted
in
the
1960s
for
short
job-control
files
on
early
computers
,
drawing
on
the
idea
of
actors
performing
written
lines
.
noun
(
informal
)
a
written
prescription
for
medicine
•
The
pharmacist
filled
her
doctor
’
s
script
within
minutes
.
The
pharmacist
filled
her
doctor
’
s
script
within
minutes
.
•
Do
you
have
a
script
for
that
medication
?
Do
you
have
a
script
for
that
medication
?
Clipped
form
of
“
prescription
”,
common
in
U
.
S
.
pharmacies
from
the
mid-20th
century
onward
.
verb
to
write
the
dialogue
and
directions
for
a
play
,
movie
,
advertisement
,
or
other
performance
•
She
was
hired
to
script
the
new
detective
series
.
She
was
hired
to
script
the
new
detective
series
.
•
The
marketing
team
asked
him
to
script
a
catchy
advertisement
.
The
marketing
team
asked
him
to
script
a
catchy
advertisement
.
Verbal
use
recorded
from
the
1930s
,
back-formed
from
the
noun
meaning
‘
performance
text
’.
