/ 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.