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JavaScript

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈdʒɑːvəskrɪpt/nounCore term

In software engineering, JavaScript means: The programming language that runs in every web browser and makes pages interactive; with Node.js it also runs on servers.

In Turkish: JavaScript, JS

How it is used

Often shortened to JS in speech and file names (app.js). Developers write, load, bundle and minify JavaScript; 'vanilla JavaScript' means plain JavaScript without a framework.

Example sentences

  1. The menu doesn't open because a JavaScript error stops the script.

  2. We built the first version in vanilla JavaScript, without any framework.

Common collocations

  • vanilla JavaScript
  • JavaScript file
  • JavaScript error
  • load JavaScript
  • disable JavaScript
  • TypeScriptA programming language built on JavaScript that adds types, so that many errors are found while you write the code instead of when it runs.
  • DOMDocument Object Model: the tree of objects a browser builds from a page's HTML, which JavaScript can read and change while the page is open.
  • frameworkA ready-made structure for building applications that gives you rules, tools and common parts, so you only write the code that is specific to your product.
  • npmThe standard package manager for JavaScript and the online registry it installs packages from, used through commands such as npm install.

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