JavaScript

American  

[jah-vuh-skript] / ˈdʒɑ vəˌskrɪpt /

Digital Technology, Trademark.

1. a brand name for a high-level, object-oriented scripting language used especially to create interactive applications running over the internet.

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JavaScript British  

/ ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt /

noun

1. a scripting language especially applicable to the Internet

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Etymology

Origin of JavaScript

First recorded in 1995–2000; Java (in the trademarked sense “a programming language”) + script (in the computer sense “an executable section of code”)

Example Sentences

GOKiC helps students learn to code, teaches them about robotics, and gives lessons in JavaScript, and more.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

You can figure out how long the duration of totality is by entering the city you plan to visit on NASA's JavaScript Solar Eclipse Explorer, then click the century 2001-2100.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

That meant there was no need to download large JavaScript files often used to do this on other sites.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2023

When they released it to the public, they learned from a user’s tweet it could also make websites in JavaScript.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023

A new tool reveals exactly how, showing how applications like TikTok and Instagram can potentially use JavaScript to view sensitive data, including your address, passwords and credit card information, without your consent.

From The Verge • Aug. 19, 2022