# script

Pronunciation: say "SKRIPT" /skɹɪpt/

## Noun

1. The written text of a play, movie, or other performance, containing its dialogue and directions, especially in the final form used for the performance itself.
   - Simple: The written words and directions that actors follow in a play, movie, or show.
   - _The director made several changes to the script before filming began._
   - _He spent months writing the script for his first feature film._
2. A file containing a list of commands that can be invoked once to carry out a sequence of actions automatically.
   - Simple: A computer file that holds a list of commands the computer runs in order.
   - _He scheduled the script to run every night at midnight._
   - _A single script can update hundreds of records in seconds._
3. A system of written symbols developed for recording a particular language or group of languages.
   - Simple: The set of letters or symbols used to write a language.
   - _Turkish switched from the Arabic script to a Latin-based one in 1928._
   - _Archaeologists struggled for decades to decipher the ancient script._
4. Handwriting, or the particular style in which written characters are formed.
   - Simple: Handwriting, or the way letters are formed by hand.
   - _The letter was penned in an elegant, flowing script._
   - _I could barely make out his cramped, hurried script._
7. Clipping of prescription. *(colloquial)* — Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).
   - Simple: Short for prescription. A casual word for a doctor's written order for medicine.
   - _She handed the pharmacist her script and waited for it to be filled._
   - _He couldn't refill the script without seeing his doctor first._
8. A brief, simple computer program, often written to perform a single task.
   - Simple: A short, simple computer program.
   - _A short script can save you from repeating the same task by hand._
   - _She shared a handy script that resizes images in bulk._
9. Ellipsis of behavioral script. — Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.
   - Simple: Ellipsis of behavioral script. It means the usual set of actions people follow in a given situation.
   - _Diners unconsciously follow a familiar script: sit, order, eat, pay._
   - _When the usual script breaks down, people feel awkward and unsure._
10. Something written down; a written document or text.
   - Simple: A piece of writing, or a written document.
   - _The archive holds scripts dating back several centuries._
   - _He produced a faded script proving his ownership of the land._
11. A style of type designed to imitate handwriting.
   - Simple: A printing style made to look like handwriting.
   - _The logo uses an elegant script to suggest tradition and craft._
   - _Designers often pair a bold sans-serif with a delicate script._
12. The original of a legal document or instrument, rather than a copy or duplicate.
   - Simple: The original copy of a legal document, not a duplicate.
   - _The notary verified the script before any copies were certified._
   - _Only the script bears the original signatures and seals._

## Verb

5. To write a script for a play, movie, or other performance.
   - Simple: To write the words and directions for a play, movie, or show.
   - _He was hired to script the sequel after the first film's success._
   - _They scripted the documentary around a series of interviews._
6. To devise, plan, or arrange something deliberately in advance.
   - Simple: To plan or arrange something carefully before it happens.
   - _They carefully script every public appearance to avoid surprises._
   - _Critics claimed the team had scripted the entire confrontation in advance._

## Origin

From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum ("something written"), which comes from scrībō ("write").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/script (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).