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typescript

Syllables: type·script/ˈtaɪpskɹɪpt/

typescript noun: typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript.

Noun

typescript (plural typescripts)

  1. typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
    • The whole production, which consists of 16 typescript pages contained in a decorative stiff cover, forms a pleasant reminder of the conditions in which the railway enthusiast was able to pursue his hobby before the recent war.1948 July and August, “Cambridge Railway Club's Scottish Tour Journal”, in Railway Magazine, page 262
  2. (Unix) A file containing a replay of commands typed into a terminal, which can then be automatically typed by a program later on.
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Verb

typescript (third-person singular simple present typescripts, present participle typescripting, simple past and past participle typescripted)

  1. (transitive) To transcribe into typewritten form.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: TypeScript

IPA/ˈtʌɪpskɹɪpt/

TypeScript

  1. (scripting language) A scripting programming language that is a strongly-typed superset of JavaScript.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Typescript

Typescript

  1. (nonstandard) Nonstandard form of TypeScript.

Forms of typescript

Noun
pluraltypescripts
Verb
third-person singular presenttypescripts
present participletypescripting
past participletypescripted
pasttypescripted
Proper noun
alternative form (nonstandard)Typescript

Plural of typescript: typescripts

Origin of typescript

From type + script.

Blend of type (“value constraint”) + JavaScript.

Words formed from typescript

Questions about typescript

What does typescript mean?
Typescript means typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript.
What part of speech is typescript?
Typescript can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce typescript?
Typescript is pronounced /ˈtaɪpskɹɪpt/.
What is the plural of typescript?
The plural of typescript is typescripts.

Words near typescript in the dictionary

  1. types out
  2. types up
  3. typesafe
  4. typescale
  5. typescales
  6. typescript
  7. typescripted
  8. typescripting
  9. typescripts
  10. typeset
  11. typesets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: typescript (page history and authors); TypeScript (page history and authors); Typescript (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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