switchscript
nounUK /ˈswɪtʃ.skrɪpt/
US /ˈswɪtʃ.skrɪpt/
A switchscript is a special set of computer words that tells a machine to change what it is doing.
The robot stopped dancing when it read the switchscript.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A written list of instructions for swapping one thing for another.
The teacher made a switchscript for changing the classroom jobs each week.
3. A small program that flips a setting on or off.
He wrote a switchscript to turn the lights off at bedtime.
4. A note that tells someone when to change plans.
Our switchscript said to meet at the park instead of the library.