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scriptability

scriptability noun: the ability to be driven programmatically as well as interactively.

Noun

scriptability (uncountable)

  1. The 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 of scriptability

From script + -ability.

Questions about scriptability

What does scriptability mean?
Scriptability means the ability to be driven programmatically as well as interactively.
What part of speech is scriptability?
Scriptability is a noun.

Words near scriptability in the dictionary

  1. script monkeys
  2. script out
  3. script supervisor
  4. script supervisors
  5. scripta continua
  6. scriptability
  7. scriptable
  8. scriptables
  9. scriptaid
  10. scriptal
  11. scriptbook

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