scripts
Written dialogue documents
Scripts are written texts, especially those meant for performance—plays, films, or broadcasts.
A script is also a particular system of writing: Arabic script, Cyrillic script.
In computing, a script is a program that automates tasks.
To script something is to write it out or plan it in advance: a scripted response, scripted remarks.
Handwriting may be called script when it's cursive or formal.
Spoken exchange between parties
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- actorOne who portrays characters
director · casting · audition · shooting · edit · producer · cinematography · genre
Author of stage dramas
- stageRaised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- performanceCarrying out a task
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
soliloquy · rehearsal · tragedy · comedy · act · blocking · director · ensemble
Language's letter system
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
- syllabaryWriting using sound-units
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
hieroglyphics · Cyrillic · Arabic · Hangul · kanji · logographic · orthography · transliteration
Ornamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- inkWriting fluid
- quillFeather used for writing
parchment · lettering · longhand · shorthand · graphology · autograph · scriptorium · stylus
Formal worship structure
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
mantra · prayer · recitation · sacred text · rubric · missal · sutra · hymnal
Symbolic communication system
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- functionPurpose or duty
- variableProne to fluctuation
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
debugging · compiler · execution · loop · conditional · source · binary · class
Standardized reusable text
- formShape or document
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- outlineSummary of key elements
- formatArrangement and presentation style
fill-in · standard · prewritten · letter · document · contract · form letter · mail merge
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
actor · director · casting · audition · shooting · edit · producer · cinematography · genre · blockbuster
playwright
Author of stage dramas
- stageRaised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- performanceCarrying out a task
monologue · soliloquy · rehearsal · tragedy · comedy · act · blocking · director · ensemble · proscenium
alphabet
Language's letter system
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
- syllabaryWriting using sound-units
cuneiform · hieroglyphics · Cyrillic · Arabic · Hangul · kanji · logographic · orthography · transliteration · runic
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- inkWriting fluid
quill · parchment · lettering · longhand · shorthand · graphology · autograph · scriptorium · stylus · fountain pen
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- incantationSpoken magical formula
chant · mantra · prayer · recitation · sacred text · rubric · missal · sutra · hymnal · scripture
code
Symbolic communication system
algorithm · debugging · compiler · execution · loop · conditional · source · binary · class · object
boilerplate
Standardized reusable text
format · fill-in · standard · prewritten · letter · document · contract · form letter · mail merge
- entertainment industrytheater, film, television, music, dance
- writingsessay, essays, article, articles, stories
- written worksessay, novel, anthologies, history books, letter
- digital contentfiles, blog posts, data, digital music, videos
- newsroomsreporters, editors, anchors, producers, desks
- programsprograms, program, software, applications, apps
scriptsimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
ad-libs · freestyling · winging it · improv · stream of consciousness
scriptsoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
oral history · spoken word · folklore · word of mouth · oral storytelling
- flip the scriptSubvert expected dynamics
- off script
- film scriptWritten work for cinema
- script fontsTypefaces resembling handwriting
- flipped the scriptSubverted the expected dynamic
- theatrical scriptsWritten works for performance
script, prescription, manuscript, subscription, script kiddie, transcript, postscript, inscription, scripted