JavaScript

§English

§Alternative forms

• Javascript
• javascript

§Etymology

From Java (“a programming language”) + script, although the language is not closely related to Java and was originally to be called LiveScript.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑːvə skɹɪpt/
• Hyphenation: Ja‧va‧Script

§Proper noun

JavaScript

1. A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.

§Abbreviations

• JS

§Synonyms

• LiveScript (obsolete)
• Mocha (obsolete)

§Derived terms

• client-side JavaScript
• JavaScript-heavy
• JavaScripted
• JavaScripting
• server-side JavaScript

§Translations

scripting programming language

• Esperanto: ĝavaskripto, javaskripto
• German: JavaScript (de) n
• Italian: JavaScript m
• Japanese: ジャバスクリプト (jabasukuriputo)
• Marathi: जावास्क्रिप्ट f (jāvāskripṭa)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: JavaScript (no) m

• Persian: جاوااسکریپت (Jâvâeskeript)
• Swedish: Javascript (sv) n
• Turkish: JavaScript (de)

§References

• JavaScript on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

§See also

• ECMAScript
• Java
• JScript