American
[jah-vuh-skript] / ˈdʒɑ vəˌskrɪpt /
Digital Technology, Trademark.
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a brand name for a high-level, object-oriented scripting language used especially to create interactive applications running over the internet.
JavaScript British
/ ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt /
noun
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a scripting language especially applicable to the Internet
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Etymology
Origin of JavaScript
First recorded in 1995–2000; Java (in the trademarked sense “a programming language”) + script (in the computer sense “an executable section of code”)
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Regardless of whether they choose a college-prep or industry-ready pathway, all high school students take AP Computer Science Principles and learn modern, in-demand programming languages such as Python and JavaScript.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2024
GOKiC helps students learn to code, teaches them about robotics, and gives lessons in JavaScript, and more.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
His course teaches the C programming language, but JavaScript and Python are the languages needed for many jobs today.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
When they released it to the public, they learned from a user’s tweet it could also make websites in JavaScript.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
I mean that the actual telescope, arguably one of humanity’s finest scientific achievements, is largely controlled by JavaScript files.
From The Verge ● Aug. 18, 2022
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