SCRIPT


Meaning of SCRIPT in English

/ skrɪpt; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

1.

[ C ] a written text of a play, film / movie, broadcast, talk, etc. :

That line isn't in the original script.

2.

[ U ] writing done by hand :

She admired his neat script.

—see also manuscript

3.

[ U , C ] a set of letters in which a language is written

SYN alphabet :

a document in Cyrillic script

4.

[ C ] ( BrE ) a candidate's written answer or answers in an exam

5.

[ U , C ] ( computing ) a series of instructions for a computer :

The bug was caused by an error in the script.

■ verb

[ vn ] [ often passive ] to write the script for a film / movie, play, etc.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the sense something written ): shortening of Old French escript , from Latin scriptum , neuter past participle (used as a noun) of scribere write.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.