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script file

simple text file written in any scripting language to automate processes and tasks on various operating systems
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script file

Summary

script file is a software category[1]. It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • script file's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • script file's programmed in is recorded as scripting language[4].
  • script file is a type of computer program[5].
  • script file is a type of text file[6].
  • script file's Commons category is recorded as Scripts (programs)[7].
  • script file's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.org/spar/fabio/Script[8].
  • script file's different from is recorded as script (Unix)[9].

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Definition and Type

script file's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. Recorded subclass of include computer program[5] and text file[6].

Why It Matters

script file is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

ansights HAMMERLORD scripting language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → script (Unix)
    Subclass of → computer program, text file
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: script, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/9aef88c707e54/|details]])"
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