JavaScript

[ jah-vuh-skript ]

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.

JavaScript

/ ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt /

noun

1. a scripting language especially applicable to the Internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of JavaScript¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of JavaScript¹

C20: from Java ²+ script

Example Sentences

Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds.

From Slate

Please enable Javascript in your browser to view Slate interactives.

From Slate

Please enable Javascript in your browser to view Slate interactives.

From Slate

Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds.

From Slate

Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds.

From Slate