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What is a Script?

A script is a set of instructions or commands of a certain program or scripting engine used to automate the process on the system it is executed.

Active Server Pages (ASP), Java Server Pages (JSP), and PHP scripts are often used to generate dynamic Web content.

Example: VBScripts are used to automate few tasks on Windows systems while AppleScript scripts can automate tasks on Macintosh computers.

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