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scripting

scripting

1 3.9
Writing commands for a computer to do tasks automatically
  • noun
  • /ˈskrɪptɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : programación de scripts
  • The scripting of the software allows users to automate repetitive tasks efficiently.

Python is like scripting like it's, it just goes, right.

Examples

  • Scripting capability automates your application by allowing process events to trigger Dycor command sequences using an embedded Visual Basic compatible language.

    Academic text (1997)
  • So now from these scripting elements, we've extracted teaching principles.

  • And even with our show today, although it is loose, there is a serious scripting process that goes into creating.

  • But as far as actual scripting goes, I'm a bullet point guy.

  • Scripting has been an integral part of enterprise-grade Windows administration ever since Windows entered the enterprise ecosystem.

    Blog text (24)
  • Effective scripting can significantly reduce the time it takes to manage server operations.

  • He focused on scripting commands that simplify user navigation in the application.

Synonyms

programming
vsscripting
  • Specialized
112 3.3

Writing instructions for a computer to do tasks

emphasizes automating routine tasks rather than solving complex problems
coding
vsscripting
  • Specialized
20 3.7

Writing instructions that tell a computer what to do

aims primarily at automating tasks through command sets rather than language form
computer programming
vsscripting
  • Specialized
5 2.9

To write instructions that tell a computer what to do

focuses more on automation of tasks using repeated command sets
scriptwriting
vsscripting
  • Specialized
4.1

To write small computer programs to make tasks run automatically

is the broader process of creating automated command sets for tasks

Compounds

scripting language
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A way to write small computer programs that run by themselves to do tasks

How Automated

automation
  • Specialized
33 3.3
scripting
  • Specialized
1 3.9
manual
101 3.8

Surface Forms

scripting singular
scriptings plural

Morphology

scripting = script (transparent) = script + ing

The sense is a deverbal nominalization from 'script' meaning to write command files; the relation between base and noun is direct and productive.

Etymology

The word scripting comes from script, which means 'a written text' and comes from a root meaning 'to write'. Think of a computer 'script' as a short written set of instructions for a machine, so scripting is writing those instructions to make a computer do tasks automatically.