scripting

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-?

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti

Proto-Italic *skreiβō

Latin scrībō

Latin scrīptum

Old French escritbor.

Middle English scrit

English script

English -ing

English scripting

From script + -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɹɪptɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: script‧ing

Noun

scripting (plural scriptings)

1. The act by which something is scripted.
   • 2003, Javier A. Treviño, Goffman's Legacy, page 130:

     After all, dramatic scriptings of behavior are everywhere present in our media-drenched society, and these scriptings guide and organize real experience (Goffman 1974:55).

Hyponyms

• cross-site scripting

Derived terms

• scripting language

Verb

scripting

1. present participle and gerund of script