Script may refer to:
Writing systems
* Script, a distinctive
writing system
A writing system is a method of visually representing verbal communication, based on a script and a set of rules regulating its use. While both writing and speech are useful in conveying messages, writing differs in also being a reliable form ...
, based on a repertoire of specific elements or symbols, or that repertoire
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Script (styles of handwriting)
Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...
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Script typeface
Script typefaces are based upon the varied and often fluid stroke created by handwriting. They are generally used for display or trade printing, rather than for extended body text in the Latin alphabet. Some Greek alphabet typefaces, especially h ...
, a typeface with characteristics of handwriting
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Script (Unicode)
In Unicode, a script is a collection of Letter (alphabet), letters and other written signs used to represent textual information in one or more writing systems. Some scripts support one and only one writing system and Written language, language ...
, historical and modern scripts as organised in
Unicode
Unicode, formally The Unicode Standard,The formal version reference is is an information technology Technical standard, standard for the consistent character encoding, encoding, representation, and handling of Character (computing), text expre ...
glyph encoding
Arts, entertainment, and media
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Script (comics)
A script is a document describing the narrative and dialogue of a comic book in detail. It is the comic book equivalent of a Television, television program teleplay or a film screenplay.
In comics, a script may be preceded by a plot outline, and ...
, the dialogue for a comic book or comic strip
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Script (video games)
Video game design is the process of designing the content and rules of video games in the pre-production stage and designing the gameplay, environment, storyline and characters in the production stage. Some common video game design subdiscipline ...
, the narrative and text of a video game
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Manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...
, any written document, often story-based and unpublished
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Play (theatre)
A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. The writer of a play is called a playwright.
Plays are performed at a variety of levels, fr ...
, the dialogue and stage directions for a theatrical production
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Rob Wagner's ''Script'', a defunct literary magazine edited by Rob Wagner
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Screenplay
''ScreenPlay'' is a television drama anthology series broadcast on BBC2 between 9 July 1986 and 27 October 1993.
Background
After single-play anthology series went off the air, the BBC introduced several showcases for made-for-television, fe ...
, the dialogue, action and locations for film or television
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Scripted sequence
In video games, a scripted sequence is a pre-defined series of events that occur when triggered by player location or actions that play out in the game engine.
Function
Some scripted sequences are used to play short cutscenes that the player has ...
, a predefined series of events in a video game triggered by player location or actions
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The Script
The Script are an Irish rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin, consisting of lead vocalist and keyboardist Danny O'Donoghue, lead guitarist Mark Sheehan, and drummer Glen Power. The band moved to London after signing to Sony Label Group imprint ...
, an Irish band
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''The Script'' (album), their 2008 debut album
Computing and technology
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Scripting language
A scripting language or script language is a programming language that is used to manipulate, customize, and automate the facilities of an existing system. Scripting languages are usually interpreted at runtime rather than compiled.
A scripting ...
, in which computer programming scripts are written
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SCRIPT (markup)
SCRIPT,Stuart E. Madnick and Allen G. Moulton (1968) IEEE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech, Vol. EWS-11, No. 2, pp. 92-100. any of a series of text markup languages starting with Script under Control Program-67/Cambridge Monitor Sy ...
, a text formatting language developed by IBM
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script (Unix)
The script command is a Unix utility that records a terminal session. It dates back to the 1979 3.0 BSD.
Usage
A script session is captured in file name by default; to specify a different filename follow the command with a space and the fil ...
, a command that records a terminal session
* Script, a description of procedural knowledge used in
script theory
Script theory is a psychological theory which posits that human behaviour largely falls into patterns called "scripts" because they function analogously to the way a written script does, by providing a program for action. Silvan Tomkins created s ...
, also used in artificial intelligence
Medicine and psychology
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SCRIPT (medicine) SCRIPT is a standard promulgated by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) for the electronically transmitted medical prescriptions in the United States.
Adoption
The first version of SCRIPT was approved in 1997. Version 8.1 ...
, a standard for electronically transmitted medical prescriptions
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SCRIPT (mnemonic)
Heart murmurs are unique heart sounds produced when blood flows across a heart valve or blood vessel. This occurs when turbulent blood flow creates a sound loud enough to hear with a stethoscope. Turbulent blood flow is not smooth. The sound di ...
, a memory aid related to heart murmurs
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Behavioral script
In the behaviorism approach to psychology, behavioral scripts are a sequence of expected behaviors for a given situation.Barnett, D.W. et al. (2006)Preschool Intervention Scripts: Lessons from 20 years of Research and Practice ''Journal of Speech- ...
, a sequence of expected behaviors
* Life (or childhood) script, in
transactional analysis
Transactional Analysis (TA) is a psychoanalytic theory and method of therapy wherein social interactions (or “transactions”) are analyzed to determine the ego state of the communicator (whether parent-like, childlike, or adult-like) as a b ...
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Medical prescription
A prescription, often abbreviated or Rx, is a formal communication from a physician or other registered health-care professional to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient. Historica ...
(abbreviated Rx, scrip, or script), official health instructions
Other uses
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SCRIPT (AHRC Centre)
Edinburgh Law School, founded in 1707, is a school within the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom dedicated to research and teaching in law. It is located in the historic Old College, the original site of the University. Two of ...
, the Scottish Centre for Research in Intellectual Property and Technologies
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Scrip
A scrip (or ''chit'' in India) is any substitute for legal tender. It is often a form of credit. Scrips have been created and used for a variety of reasons, including exploitive payment of employees under truck systems; or for use in local comme ...
, any currency substitute
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Scripps (disambiguation) Scripps may refer to:
People
* Edward W. Scripps (1854–1926), American publisher and media financier
* Ellen Browning Scripps (1836–1932), American philanthropist, half-sister of Edward W. Scripps
* James E. Scripps (1835–1906), American n ...
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Scripted (company)
Scripted is an online marketplace that connects businesses with freelance writers for blogs, articles, and bulk social media posts. Located in San Francisco, co-founders Sunil Rajaraman and Ryan Buckley launched Scripted as a byproduct of their ...
, an online marketplace for businesses and freelance writers
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