typescript

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/ˈtaɪpskɹɪpt//ˈtʌɪpskɹɪpt/

noun

typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript

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Meanings

typescript1

nountypescript (plural typescripts)

plural typescripts

  1. typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript

    The whole production, which consists of 16 typescript pages contained in a decorative stiff cover, forms a pleasant reminder of the conditions in which the railway enthusiast was able to pursue his hobby before the recent war.

    1948 July and August, “Cambridge Railway Club's Scottish Tour Journal”, in Railway Magazine, page 262
  2. UnixcomputingA file containing a replay of commands typed into a terminal, which can then be automatically typed by a program later on.

    The

verbtypescript (third-person singular simple present typescripts, present participle typescripting, simple past and past participle typescripted)

present singular third person typescripts · participle present typescripting · participle past typescripted · past typescripted

  1. transitiveTo transcribe into typewritten form.

TypeScript2

proper noun

alternative nonstandard Typescript

  1. scripting languageA scripting programming language that is a strongly-typed superset of JavaScript.

Typescript3

proper noun
  1. nonstandardNonstandard form of TypeScript.

Origin

typescript · noun, verb

From type + script.

Full word history & related roots →

TypeScript · proper noun

Blend of type (“value constraint”) + JavaScript.

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Translations

Bulgarian машинопис
  • машинопис (mašinopis)typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
Catalan mecanoscrit
  • mecanoscrittypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
Czech strojopis
  • strojopistypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
French tapuscrit, TypeScript
  • tapuscrittypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • TypeScriptscripting programming language
German Maschinenschrift, Typoskript
  • Maschinenschrifttypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Typoskripttypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • TypeScriptscripting programming language
Irish clóscríbhinn
  • clóscríbhinntypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
Italian dattiloscritto, TypeScript
  • dattiloscrittotypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • TypeScriptscripting programming language
Japanese タイプスクリプト
  • タイプスクリプト (Taipusukuriputo)scripting programming language
Korean 타입스크립트
  • 타입스크립트 (Taipseukeuripteu)scripting programming language
Norwegian Bokmål TypeScript
  • TypeScriptscripting programming language
Polish maszynopis, TypeScript
  • maszynopistypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • TypeScriptscripting programming language
Portuguese dactiloscrito, datiloscrito
  • dactiloscritotypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • datiloscritotypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • dactilografiatypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • TypeScriptscripting programming language
  • Typescriptscripting programming language
Scottish Gaelic clò-sgrìobhadh
  • clò-sgrìobhadhtypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
Slovak strojopis
  • strojopistypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
Spanish mecanuscrito, mecanoscrito
  • mecanuscritotypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • mecanoscritotypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • mecanografiadotypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • tapuscritotypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • impresotypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
Swedish Typescript
  • Typescriptscripting programming language
Turkish daktilo yazısı, TypeScript
  • daktilo yazısıtypewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • TypeScriptscripting programming language
Cite this entry
APA

typescript. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typescript

MLA

“typescript.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typescript. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typescript,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typescript.

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