Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Handwriting.
- noun A style of writing with cursive characters.
- noun A particular system of writing.
- noun A style of type that imitates handwriting.
- noun The matter set in this type.
- noun The text of a play, broadcast, or movie.
- noun A copy of a text used by a director or performer.
- noun Law The original of a legal instrument, as opposed to a copy.
- noun Computers A simple program in a language that the computer must convert to machine language each time the program is run.
- transitive verb To prepare (a text) for filming or broadcasting.
- transitive verb To arrange, direct, or control (an event or a person) as if supplying a script.
- transitive verb Computers To write (code) for a program.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A writing; a written paper.
- noun In law, an original or principal document.
- noun Writing; handwriting; written form of letter; written characters; style of writing.
- noun In printing, types that imitate written letters or writing. See example under ronde.
- noun An abbreviation of
scripture or scriptural.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A writing; a written document.
- noun (Print.) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- noun (Law) An original instrument or document.
- noun Written characters; style of writing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable (
obsolete ) Awriting ; awritten document . - noun
Written characters ;style ofwriting . - noun typography
Type made inimitation ofhandwriting . - noun countable (law) An
original instrument ordocument . - noun countable The
written document containing thedialogue andaction for adrama ; thetext of a stage play,movie , or otherperformance . Especially, the final form used for the performance itself. - noun computing A
file containing a list of usercommands , allowing them to be invoked once toexecute insequence . - noun linguistics A
system ofwriting adapted to a particularlanguage or set of languages. - noun An abbreviation for a
prescription . - verb transitive to make or write a script
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a particular orthography or writing system
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- noun something written by hand
- verb write a script for
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Bob's script though was the key - his natural pacing as a film maker helped enormously in setting up the highs and lows and I requested right at the start - that he write *full script* because I like to have as much as possible to bounce off - make your writer work is my motto !
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Bob's script though was the key - his natural pacing as a film maker helped enormously in setting up the highs and lows and I requested right at the start - that he write *full script* because I like to have as much as possible to bounce off - make your writer work is my motto !
Archive 2005-10-09 2005
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John Resig's degrading script tags var scripts = document. getElementsByTagName (\ "script\"); var cntr = scripts. length; while (cntr) {var curScript = scripts [cntr-1]; if (curScript. src.indexOf (\ "menu-degrading. js\")!
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The Google Account Multi-Login script is free, requires Firefox with Greasemonkey.
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The Google Account Multi-Login script is free, requires Firefox with Greasemonkey.
Quickly Switch Google Accounts with the Google Account Multi-Login | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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For example, you may be determined to write for TV, but you could find that listening to a radio play – where the script is the only thing the drama rests on – helps you understand dialogue better.
Watching Is The First Step To Script Writing « Articles « Literacy News 2010
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In the interview he indicated that the script is almost ready to be turned in and that this should be considered a reboot of the Frank Herbert novels.
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While I remain slightly cautious with Whedon as a director, I think having him on the script is a fantastic idea.
Whedon To Re-Write AVENGERS? « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2010
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A black heist film with Trump Towers as the object of the crime could be socially and politically loaded; if the script is any good, that would be really interesting to see.
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Though the script is the major problem, some blame must go to Cavanagh.
TNT's 'Trust Me' turns out to be pretty much as advertised 2009
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