script en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /skɹəpt/ (New-Zealand)
- /skɹɪpt/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
- skrĭpt
- /skɾipʈ/ (India)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).
Meanings
- (countable) A writing; a written document.
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(countable, uncountable) Written characters; style of writing.
But the one [letter] in the unknown script and with a metropolitan post mark—could it be from some London Woman?
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
- (countable, uncountable) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- (countable) An original instrument or document.
- (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.
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) A series of events with a predefined order and outcome.
I was following a social script that teaches women to build lives around money they don’t fully understand.
2026 April 22, Jillian Sanders, “The Danger of Surrendering Your Financial Independence in a Relationship”, in TIME, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2026:
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(countable, uncountable) A brief and simple program.
I wrote a Python script to put all the files into the right format.
- (countable, uncountable) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.
alt of behavioral script
- (countable, uncountable) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable) Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).
alt of prescription
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.
1977 [1953], William S. Burroughs, edited by Allen Ginsberg, Junky, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 20:Shit, he got the scripts for the cough / In the H, gotta hit Johnny for the frost, swerved off
2014, “Don't Play”, performed by Travis Scott ft. Big Sean and The 1975:She gave me a Bipolar II diagnosis and a script for epilepsy medicine that could be used off-label in cases like mine.
2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scripts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
running script · scripting language · constructed script · square script · subscripting · scriptwriter · flip the script · post script · Indus script · Pollard script · insular script · Indic script · script kiddy · script doctor · clerical script · Sundanese script · Cyrillic script · Latin script · bronze script · Qin script · love script · small seal script · artificial script · clerkly script · inscript · Bengali script · script editor · Fraser script · seal script · cultural script · Tibetan script · retroscripting · Roman script · Khitan small script · beat-script · Khitan large script · conscript · spec script · prompt script · great seal script · lesser seal script · here-script · grass script · script fill · large seal script · scriptorium · script kiddie · script monkey · oracle bone script · regular script
Relateds
Synonyms
manuscript · shell script · cursive · handwriting · batch file · language script · cursive · writing system · play · hand · macro
Translations (263)
vi chữ (a system of writing) · sh scènārīj (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · uz yozuv (a system of writing) · la scaenarium (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ar حَرْف (a system of writing) · es guion ((computing) procedure or program) · ja 文字 (written characters, style of writing) · mn бичиг (written characters, style of writing) · az ssenari (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · el χειρόγραφο (writing; written document) · vi kịch bản (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · pt roteiro (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · az yazı (a system of writing) · ml തിരക്കഥ (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · fa نَمایِشنامِه (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · fr script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · fr scénario (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · hy սցենար (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · it calligrafia (written characters, style of writing) · et käsikiri (writing; written document) · qwm بتك (a system of writing) · sh сцѐна̄рӣј (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ru по́черк (written characters, style of writing) · el γραφή (writing; written document) · pl scenariusz (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · fi kirjoitus (a system of writing) · he תַּסְרִיט (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · fi komentosarja ((computing) procedure or program) · sv skrivstil (written characters, style of writing) · eo skribsistemo (a system of writing) · de Original ((law) an original instrument or document) · krc джазма (a system of writing) · da script ((computing) procedure or program) · hu forgatókönyv (writing; written document) · mnc ᡥᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (a system of writing) · ybe pəhtəɣ (a system of writing) · ba әлифба (a system of writing) · la scriptus (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ja 書体 (written characters, style of writing) · sv skrift (a system of writing) · qwm بتو (a system of writing) · sq shkrim (writing; written document) · ru сцена́рий ((computing) procedure or program) · cmn 文章 (writing; written document) · eu libreto (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · uk сцена́рій (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · sl scenarij (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · th บทละคร (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · es guion (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · fi ohjelma ((computing) procedure or program) · az yazı (writing; written document) · ru сцена́рий (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ko 문장 (writing; written document) · da manuskript (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · mn бичиг (a system of writing) · bg скрипт ((computing) procedure or program) · fi kirjoitus (writing; written document) · et käsikiri (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · pi akkhara (a system of writing) · be пісьме́нства (a system of writing) · fr écriture (a system of writing) · oaa биттихэ (a system of writing) · el δέσμη εντολών ((computing) procedure or program) · vec scritura (a system of writing) · te లిపి (written characters, style of writing) · gld битьхэ (a system of writing) · ko 문자 (written characters, style of writing) · fi käsialakirjoitus (type made in imitation of handwriting) · fa خط (a system of writing) · ml ലിപി (written characters, style of writing) · el γραφή (written characters, style of writing) · ybe pəhtəkki (a system of writing) · vi văn tự (a system of writing) · ja スクリプト ((computing) procedure or program) · evn битег (a system of writing) · as লিপি (a system of writing) · tr hat (written characters, style of writing) · ur لپی (a system of writing) · hi लिपि (written characters, style of writing) · otk 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏 (a system of writing) · pl pismo (writing; written document) · eo scenaro (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · cv ҫырулӑх (a system of writing) · eo skribesko (type made in imitation of handwriting) · ka დამწერლობა (a system of writing) · de Skriptum (writing; written document) · es libreto (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · bg пи́смен знак (written characters, style of writing) · de Skript ((computing) procedure or program) · ro script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · sah бичик (a system of writing) · be по́чырк (written characters, style of writing) · ja 脚本 (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · as আখৰ (written characters, style of writing) · gag yazı (a system of writing) · es script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · trk-oat یَازُو (a system of writing) · cmn 文字 (a system of writing) · cs scénář (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ota یازی (a system of writing) · hi लिपि (a system of writing) · oui 𐽼𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽷 (a system of writing) · gd sgrìobhainn (writing; written document) · sk scenár (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ru письмо́ (writing; written document) · xwo ᡋᡅᡔᡅᡎ (a system of writing) · cs skript ((computing) procedure or program) · bg сцена́рий (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · mi hōtuhi (written characters, style of writing) · bg пи́сменост (a system of writing) · de Skript (writing; written document) · fr écriture (written characters, style of writing) · bg писмо́ (writing; written document) · de Schrift (a system of writing) · bua бэшэг (a system of writing) · nl schrift (a system of writing) · el εντολοδέσμη ((computing) procedure or program) · hy գիր (a system of writing) · pdt Schreft (written characters, style of writing) · de Skript (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · es escrito (writing; written document) · nb skript ((computing) procedure or program) · fi käsiala (written characters, style of writing) · ko 문자 (a system of writing) · xbo بطك (a system of writing) · sah бичигэ (a system of writing) · sv manus (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · el γραπτό (writing; written document) · sw mswada (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · sq gërma (written characters, style of writing) · sv skript ((computing) procedure or program) · fi alkuperäinen ((law) an original instrument or document) · fr script ((computing) procedure or program) · tg хат (a system of writing) · chg بیتیک (a system of writing) · pl pismo ((law) an original instrument or document) · ko 각본 (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · hi लेखन (written characters, style of writing) · el πρωτότυπο ((law) an original instrument or document) · sq shkronja (written characters, style of writing) · fo handrit (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · el γραφή (a system of writing) · ru письмо́ (a system of writing) · inh йоазув (a system of writing) · vi script ((computing) procedure or program) · it copione (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · nl handschrift (written characters, style of writing) · bg по́черк (written characters, style of writing) · fi alkuperäisdokumentti ((law) an original instrument or document) · az bitik (a system of writing) · tr yazı (a system of writing) · be сцэна́р (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · xqa بِتِكٔ (a system of writing) · pl pismo (a system of writing) · vi tập lệnh ((computing) procedure or program) · ba яҙма (a system of writing) · sh скри̏пта ((computing) procedure or program) · cmn 腳本 /脚本 ((computing) procedure or program) · vec scritura (written characters, style of writing) · ru шрифт (written characters, style of writing) · uk писе́мність (a system of writing) · el σενάριο (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · sv manuskript (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · de Handschrift (written characters, style of writing) · de Urschrift ((law) an original instrument or document) · kk жазу (a system of writing) · kaa jazıwı (a system of writing) · tg дабира (a system of writing) · as আখৰ (a system of writing) · es escriptura (a system of writing) · fi käsikirjoitus (writing; written document) · it scrittura (written characters, style of writing) · fr écrit (writing; written document) · mn ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ (a system of writing) · pt escrita (a system of writing) · tl sulatsay (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · it scrittura (a system of writing) · pt script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ja 文書 (writing; written document) · ko 문서 (writing; written document) · km នាដកថា (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · vi kịch bản ((computing) procedure or program) · eo kaligrafia tiparo (type made in imitation of handwriting) · mi hōtuhi (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · nl geschrift (writing; written document) · sq dorëshkrim ((law) an original instrument or document) · pdt Schreft (writing; written document) · ja 文字 (a system of writing) · cmn 腳本 /脚本 (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · uk скрипт ((computing) procedure or program) · ur لیکھن (written characters, style of writing) · be сцэна́рый (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · mi hōtuhi ((computing) procedure or program) · es script ((computing) procedure or program) · bg оригина́л ((law) an original instrument or document) · as লিপি (written characters, style of writing) · et trükikiri (written characters, style of writing) · ko 스크립트 ((computing) procedure or program) · sh skrȉpta ((computing) procedure or program) · as হৰফ (a system of writing) · la scriptum (writing; written document) · tr betik ((computing) procedure or program) · xal бичг (a system of writing) · pl skrypt ((computing) procedure or program) · mi hōtuhi (writing; written document) · ota بتى (a system of writing) · km អក្ខរៈ (a system of writing) · ka სკრიპტი ((computing) procedure or program) · tt язу (a system of writing) · tyv бижик (a system of writing) · as হৰফ (written characters, style of writing) · th อักษร (a system of writing) · ar خَطّ (a system of writing) · ca guió (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · fi käsikirjoitus (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ru пи́сьменность (a system of writing) · lo ອັກສອນ (a system of writing) · lo ບົດລະຄອນ (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ko 대본 (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · qwm بتی (a system of writing) · ru пи́сьменность (written characters, style of writing) · cmn 文字 (written characters, style of writing) · hu írott betű (type made in imitation of handwriting) · fi skripti ((psychology) sequence of actions) · trk-oat بِتى (a system of writing) · hu írás (written characters, style of writing) · kk бітік (a system of writing) · ar كِتَابَة (writing; written document) · fi toiminnan käsikirjoitus ((psychology) sequence of actions) · ja 台本 (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · tyv шрифтер (a system of writing) · ru скрипт ((computing) procedure or program) · ro scenariu (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ru скрипт (writing; written document) · lb Schrëft (a system of writing) · pt escrito (writing; written document) · sv handskrift (writing; written document) · fi komentojono ((computing) procedure or program) · it scritto (writing; written document) · ru оригина́л ((law) an original instrument or document) · ce йоза (a system of writing) · pt escrita (written characters, style of writing) · pl pismo (written characters, style of writing) · es escripto (writing; written document) · fi kirjoitusjärjestelmä (a system of writing) · cmn 劇本 /剧本 (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · tr senaryo (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · es escritura (a system of writing) · ota یازو (a system of writing) · gd sgrìobhainn ((law) an original instrument or document) · cs písmo (a system of writing) · sa अक्षर (a system of writing) · ar سِينَارْيُو (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · uk по́черк (written characters, style of writing) · fi skripti ((computing) procedure or program) · de Drehbuch (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · crh yazı (a system of writing) · my ဇာတ်ညွှန်း (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ja 文章 (writing; written document) · eo skripto ((computing) procedure or program) · mk сценарио (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) · ar كِتَابَة (written characters, style of writing) · pt script ((computing) procedure or program)