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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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
In the lead-up to production, the two met frequently at Driver’s house in New York to hone the script.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
There would be more scripted and carefully choreographed moments in his TV spots for Calvin Klein jeans and Obsession, collaborations with the writer Doon Arbus (daughter of Diane and Allan Arbus) that took chances (and which, for some viewers, are inseparable from memorable spoofs on SNL).
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
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Noun
That fueled the storyline that Valerie would be the only person actually working on the show who knows the scripts are being written by AI, reflecting how careful, and in some cases, downright deceptive, those in Hollywood are in revealing their use of AI.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
In the lead-up to production, the two met frequently at Driver’s house in New York to hone the script.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
Verb
Braun told these hatchlings that they were too wedded to script, and needed to learn how to let sound tell the story.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
There would be more scripted and carefully choreographed moments in his TV spots for Calvin Klein jeans and Obsession, collaborations with the writer Doon Arbus (daughter of Diane and Allan Arbus) that took chances (and which, for some viewers, are inseparable from memorable spoofs on SNL).
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/script. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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