scriptability

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noun

The ability to be driven programmatically as well as interactively.

OriginEnglish script ← Middle English scrit ← Old French escrit →
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Meanings

nounscriptability (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe ability to be driven programmatically as well as interactively.

    2003: All output of the Subversion command-line client is carefully designed to be both human readable and automatically parseable; scriptability is a high priority. Subversion Home Page

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  4. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  5. Latinscrībō
  6. Latinscrīptum
  7. Old Frenchescrit
  8. Middle Englishscrit
  9. Englishscript
  10. Englishscriptability

From script + -ability.

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APA

scriptability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scriptability

MLA

“scriptability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scriptability. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scriptability,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scriptability.

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