JavaScript

Definitions

1. Nonstandard form of JavaScript.
   alt-of, nonstandard
2. A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.
3. A JavaScript script.
   informal

Equivalents

7 more languages

العربيةجافا سكريبت

Esperantoĝavaskriptojavaskripto

ItalianoJavaScript

日本語ジャバスクリプト

한국어자바스크립트

МакедонскиЈаваСкрипт

РусскийJavaScriptДжаваСкрипт

Examples

“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 do anything you are best off looking on some of these sites to see⟳ if someone has already done all of the hard work⟳ for you.”

“To use⟳ JavaScripts, you need⟳ to understand⟳ basic HTML and typically have⟳ access to a Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser. You do not have⟳ to be a programmer to develop⟳ and embed useful JavaScripts into your Website! In fact, many Websites offer⟳ free JavaScripts that you can just cut⟳ and paste into your website.”

“Access thousands of JavaScripts, complete⟳ with tutorials and open⟳ discussions with the more than 500,000 registered users at this site.”

“You don’t need⟳ to put⟳ JavaScripts inside a page. JavaScripts generally should be placed in an external file⟳ — a tag in the Web page “calls” a script that is pulled from another file⟳ on the Web server — for various reasons: […]”

“EVER WEB SITE IS A POTENTIAL RISK⟳. You know⟳ the exploits: malware, infected downloads, spyware, fraudulent Web sites, rogue JavaScripts…the list goes on.”

“Appropriate placement of stylesheets and JavaScripts improves the perceived page load⟳ times and prevents browsers getting blocked.”

“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 of games in progress⟳, keeping fans on tenterhooks until the final whistle is blown. Or is it a siren in NFL? Inquiring minds need⟳ to know⟳.”

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