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countable and uncountable, plural scripts
(countable, obsolete) A writing; a written document.
Written characters; style of writing. examples
(typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting. examples
(countable, law) An original instrument or document. examples
(countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself. examples
(computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence. examples
(psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script; a sequence of actions in a given situation.
(linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages. examples
(informal) Clipping of prescription. (for drugs or medicine) quotations examples
She gave me a Bipolar II diagnosis and a script for epilepsy medicine that could be used off-label in cases like mine.
2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books
third-person singular simple present scripts, present participle scripting, simple past and past participle scripted
(transitive) To make or write a script. examples
(transitive) To devise, concoct, or contrive. quotations examples
Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.
2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, page 487