child script
[/tʃaɪld skrɪpt/]
nounpl: child scripts
script filho / script derivado / escrita filha
1. In computing and programming, a script that is executed as a subprocess or dependent process of a parent script, inheriting properties and variables from its parent
The child script receives variables from the parent script through environment variables.
O script filho recebe variáveis do script pai através de variáveis de ambiente.
2. In typography and writing systems, a script derived from or based on a parent script, maintaining stylistic or structural similarities
Latin script is a child script that evolved from the Etruscan script.
A escrita latina é uma escrita filha que evoluiu a partir da escrita etrusca.
3. In theatrical or film production, a secondary script or subscript that branches from a main narrative
The director created a child script to develop the backstory of the secondary character.
O diretor criou um script derivado para desenvolver a história passada da personagem secundária.
This is primarily a technical term used in software development and computer science. The usage is consistent across English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking tech communities, with 'script filho' being the standard terminology in Brazilian Portuguese IT environments. In academic discussions about writing systems and linguistics, the term may also refer to derived writing systems, which is used less frequently but maintains the same hierarchical conceptualization.
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