AppleScript

Summary

AppleScript is a scripting language^[1]. AppleScript draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (scripting_language category, ranking #7 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• AppleScript was influenced by HyperTalk^[3].
• AppleScript was influenced by natural language^[4].
• AppleScript was influenced by natural-language programming^[5].
• AppleScript's instance of is recorded as scripting language^[6].
• AppleScript's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.^[7].
• AppleScript's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh93008583^[8].
• AppleScript's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license^[9].
• AppleScript's copyright license is recorded as Apple Public Source License^[10].
• AppleScript's operating system is recorded as System 7^[11].
• AppleScript's operating system is recorded as Mac OS 8^[12].
• AppleScript's operating system is recorded as Mac OS 9^[13].
• AppleScript's operating system is recorded as macOS^[14].
• AppleScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7^[15].
• AppleScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5^[16].
• AppleScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.6^[17].
• AppleScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.8^[18].
• AppleScript's has use is recorded as automation^[19].
• AppleScript's has use is recorded as configuring^[20].
• +1993-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of AppleScript^[21].
• AppleScript's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0m4ps^[22].
• AppleScript's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph606735^[23].
• AppleScript's official website is recorded as https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide^[24].
• AppleScript's media type is recorded as application/octet-stream^[25].
• AppleScript's media type is recorded as text/plain^[26].
• AppleScript's file extension is recorded as scpt^[27].

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Designation and Status

AppleScript's instance of is recorded as scripting language^[6].

History and Context

+1993-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of AppleScript^[21].

Why It Matters

AppleScript draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (scripting_language category, ranking #7 of 20).^[2] AppleScript has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] AppleScript is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

AppleScript has been cited as an influence by Pascal Script^[30], a scripting language^[31], founded in 2000^[32].

FAQs

Who did AppleScript influence?

AppleScript has been cited as an influence by Pascal Script^[30].