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JavaScript¹

  • /ˈdʒɑː.və.skɹɪpt/

Where it comes from

From Java (“a programming language”) + script, although the language is not closely related to Java and was originally to be called LiveScript.

proper noun Javascript · javascript

  1. A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.

    Similar: JS, LiveScript, Mocha

noun JavaScripts · Javascript · javascript

  1. informal A JavaScript script. By examining lots of examples, you will learn how to make use of JavaScript in your own Web pages, and through these examples you will learn some new coding practices for writing JavaScripts. […] Thousands of free JavaScripts are already out there on the Web, and before you start writing a script to

    Similar: JS

javascript²

proper noun

  1. nonstandard Nonstandard form of JavaScript

Javascript³

proper noun

  1. nonstandard Nonstandard form of JavaScript The ‘bot makes this easier; scraping the NFL livescores page with some nifty Javascript, it tracks each game live for potential first-time scores; the most recent as of writing being the Chiefs beating the Texans 51-31. Not only that, but the ‘bot estimates the most likely possible scorigami scores

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jscript, script, java, mocha, livescript, es, js, ecmascript, javascripting, scriptlet, scripting language, javafx script, scripter, applescript, actionscript, ajaxification

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name scripting programming language

한국어자바스크립트 Jabaseukeuripteu
日本語ジャバスクリプト Jabasukuriputo
PortuguêsJavaScript, Javascript
DeutschJavaScript
ItalianoJavaScript
РусскийJavaScript, ДжаваСкрипт DžavaSkript, джаваскрипт džavaskript

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@misc{javascript_2026,
  title = {javascript},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/javascript},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}