scripting

noun
UK /ˈskrɪptɪŋ/
US /ˈskrɪptɪŋ/

Writing the words that actors say in a play or movie.

The scripting of the cartoon took longer than the drawing.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Writing small computer programs that make tasks happen automatically.

She used scripting to rename a hundred files at once.

3. The planning or arranging of an event in a set order.

The scripting of the school show kept everything on schedule.

4. Writing that uses a particular alphabet or writing system.

The ancient scripting on the stone was hard to read.