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Script vs Ident - What's the difference?

script | ident |

As nouns the difference between script and ident

is that script is (countable|obsolete) a writing; a written document while ident is identification.

As a verb script

is to make or write a script.

As an adjective ident is

diligent; persistent.

script

English

Noun

(wikipedia)(Scripting language) (en noun)
  • (countable, obsolete) A writing; a written document.
  • Written characters; style of writing.
  • (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
  • (countable, legal) An original instrument or document.
  • (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
  • (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
  • (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
  • An abbreviation for a prescription.

    • Synonyms

    * (writing) cursive, hand, handwriting, manuscript * (typography) cursive type, typeface, face, or font * (computing) batch file, macro, shell script * (linguistics) language script, writing system

    Hyponyms

    * (text for drama) screenplay * (text for drama) teleplay

    Derived terms

    * * * * * *

    Related terms

    *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make or write a script.

    • References

    * ----

    ident

    English

    (wikipedia ident)

    Etymology 1

    From a later form of ithand, itself an alteration (due to assimilation to suffix . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Diligent; persistent.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Shortened form of identification

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Identification.
  • (television) A brief audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster.
  • * 2002 , Jane Austin, Graphic Originals
    • In 1999 Chaudoir and fellow BBC designer Tim Platt were given the task of rebranding the existing BBC2 idents .
  • (Internet) A protocol serving to identify the user of a particular TCP connection, used especially on IRC networks.
  • * 2004 , Eoghan Casey, Digital Evidence and Computer Crime
    • ...the intruder installed an IRC bot and French ident daemon to reply to IRC servers with a name other than root .
  • identifier (rfex)

    • Anagrams

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