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Definition script in British English

script noun

noun
/skrɪpt/
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academic writing correspondence documentation
2

a system of written letters and symbols

Example

Roman script

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alphabet alphabetical alphabetise
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calligraphy crabbed cursive
4

a set of papers that a student writes their answers on in an examination

Example

She had a large pile of scripts to mark.

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assessment borderline candidate
5

a series of instructions in a computer program that makes the program do a particular thing when a website is opened or a link is clicked

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anchor link autoflow automatic hyphenation
6

to do something or happen in the same way

Example

These meetings generally follow the same script week after week and achieve little.

Example

I know when it's time to follow a script and when it's good to explore.

7

not to go according to plan

Example

Initially, David Cameron expected a relatively easy victory in his campaign for the UK to remain in the EU, but the campaign soon went off script.

Definition script in British English