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typescript

name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtʌɪpskɹɪpt/
  • /ˈtaɪpskɹɪpt/

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: scripting language

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Nonstandard form of TypeScript.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, nonstandard

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A file containing a replay of commands typed into a terminal, which can then be automatically typed by a program later on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Unix

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|script|inline="True"|lang="text"|style="white-space:pre-wrap;"}} command allows you to make a typescript out of the current contents of your terminal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To transcribe into typewritten form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: matter

History

Etymology

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

From type + script.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: TypeScript — scripting programming language
  • German: TypeScript — scripting programming language
  • Italian: TypeScript — scripting programming language
  • Japanese: タイプスクリプト (Taipusukuriputo) — scripting programming language
  • Korean: 타입스크립트 (Taipseukeuripteu) — scripting programming language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: TypeScript — scripting programming language
  • Polish: TypeScript — scripting programming language
  • Portuguese: TypeScript — scripting programming language
  • Portuguese: Typescript — scripting programming language
  • Swedish: Typescript — scripting programming language
  • Turkish: TypeScript — scripting programming language
  • Bulgarian: машинопис (mašinopis) — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Catalan: mecanoscrit — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Czech: strojopis — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • French: tapuscrit — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • German: Maschinenschrift — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • German: Typoskript — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Irish: clóscríbhinn — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Italian: dattiloscritto — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Polish: maszynopis — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Portuguese: dactiloscrito — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Portuguese: datiloscrito — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Portuguese: dactilografia — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Scottish Gaelic: clò-sgrìobhadh — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Serbo-Croatian: strojopis — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Slovak: strojopis — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Spanish: mecanuscrito — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Spanish: mecanoscrito — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Spanish: mecanografiado — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Spanish: tapuscrito — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Spanish: impreso — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
  • Turkish: daktilo yazısı — typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript