plural scripts
1
a
: something written : text
b
: an original or principal instrument or document
c(1)
(2)
: the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast
specifically
: the one used in production or performance
2
a
: a style of printed letters that resembles handwriting
b
: written characters : handwriting
c
: alphabet
3
: a plan of action
4
computing
: a sequence of instructions or commands for a computer to execute
especially
: one that automates a small task (such as assembling or sorting a set of data)
Two engineers, a biologist and a zoologist wrote a computer script that downloaded the lyrics, band names and genre categories from all songs on the website www.metalkingdom.net. —
Fedor Zarkhin
Fedor Zarkhin
scripted; scripting; scripts
1
: to prepare a script for or from
2
: to provide carefully considered details for (such as a plan of action)
an event carefully scripted to attract attention
Examples of script in a Sentence
Noun (1)
has a neat, careful script with delicate loops
sold two scripts to the movie studio
sending a thank-you note in script—and not just an e-mail—is the only proper way to express one's gratitude
Verb
I scripted three episodes of the show.
The discussion couldn't have gone better if we had scripted it.
The trip didn't go as scripted.
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PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Your Elliott is stretching in particular ways or doing dip; how much of that was in the script?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
It wasn’t scripted that Robby gets emotional and breaks down at [that] particular point in the speech….
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Creatio supports automation via Processes, premade collections of actions for tasks such as building product recommendation lists, creating scripts for various interactions, and generating product descriptions.
—PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Your Elliott is stretching in particular ways or doing dip; how much of that was in the script?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Scout-team quarterbacks run scripted plays off a card, and that’s no legitimate way to learn.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
It wasn’t scripted that Robby gets emotional and breaks down at [that] particular point in the speech….
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for script
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/script. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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