Script

A script is a list of commands carried out by a specific program or scripting engine, rather than by the computer processor. An example of a server-side scripting language would be Python, while an example of a client-side scripting language would be Javascript. Scripts are often used to automate processes on local computers or generate web pages on the internet. Scripts are much faster to write and develop than actual computer programs, although they do take longer to run since each instruction within the script is handled by another program rather than the computer processor itself. Most script files can be opened and edited using a basic text editor.