scriptchaining
nounUK /ˈskrɪptˌtʃeɪnɪŋ/
US /ˈskrɪptˌtʃeɪnɪŋ/
Scriptchaining is when one computer script starts another script to get a job done.
The developer used scriptchaining to run the backup and then the cleanup automatically.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In cybersecurity, linking several small scripts so each one hands off to the next during an attack or test.
The security team studied the scriptchaining used in the intrusion to understand each step.
3. In media production, joining multiple script files or scenes into one continuous sequence.
Scriptchaining helped the editors merge the episode's scenes into a single timeline.
4. A method of connecting scripts so the output of one becomes the input of the next.
With scriptchaining, the data-cleaning script feeds directly into the report generator.