script /skript/

1. A piece of writing
2. The actors’, director's, etc written copy of the text of a play, film, etc
3. A text for broadcasting
4. Handwriting, or system or style of handwriting
5. A set of characters used in writing a language (such as Cyrillic script)
6. Type in imitation of handwriting
7. Handwriting in imitation of type
8. An original document (law)
9. A candidate's examination answer paper
10. A list of commands that can be executed by a computer
11. A list of actors and their parts (obsolete)
12. Short for manuscript or typescript
13. Short for prescription (also scrip; informal)

To write a script for, or make a script from (eg a novel), esp for broadcasting or the theatre or cinema

scriptˈed adjective

script doctor noun (informal)

A writer who revises a film script in order to make it suitable for production

scripting language noun (computing)

A high-level programming language that uses an interpreter (qv) to execute programs

script kiddie noun (derog inf)

A computer hacker with limited knowledge and skill

scriptˈwriter noun

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