Glossary

Java Script

Java Script is a scripting language most often used for client-side web development. It was the originating dialect of the ECMAScript standard. It is a dynamic, weakly typed, prototype-based language with first-class functions. Java Script was influenced by many languages and was designed to look like Java, but be easier for non-programmers to work with. The language is best known for its use in websites (as client-side Java Script) but is also used to enable scripting access to objects embedded in other applications (for example Microsoft Gadgets in the Windows Sidebar).