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Storyline vs Script - What's the difference?

storyline | script |

As nouns the difference between storyline and script

is that storyline is the plot of a story while script is a writing; a written document.

As a verb script is

to make or write a script.

storyline

English

Alternative forms

* story line

Noun

(en noun)
  • The plot of a story.
    • That film had a wonderful storyline , but the poor acting let it down.

    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

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    Related terms

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    Verb

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

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