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What does JavaScript mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word JavaScript? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (computer language) A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.
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Finally, you can use JavaScript to redirect the browser to a new page depending on whether or not the plug-in was found.
When text links were included in the footer, it allowed me to use sites with JavaScript turned off in my browser.
The idea behind JavaScript was to give web developers means by which a site could genuinely interact with its user.
In the case of JavaScript, our application has a common set of function calls used by the web page.
Most JavaScript instructions in XHTML files are inline event handlers like the ones in the mouseover example.
Sorry, I've been farting around with JavaScript for hours and I'm not in the mood to post more.

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