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.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
subprocess scriptderived scriptdependent scriptsubscriptspawned script
Antonyms / Antônimos
parent scriptroot scriptmaster script

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
script filho
Most common technical term in Brazilian IT industry
General Brazilian Portuguese
script derivado
Used when emphasizing derivation in typography or historical contexts
Portugal
script filho
Same terminology used in European Portuguese technical contexts
Portugal
escrita filha
Used in academic and historical writing discussions

Related Words

parent scriptsubprocessscript inheritancevariable inheritanceprocess hierarchywriting system

Related Idioms & Phrases

child script inherits from parent script
spawn a child script
child script execution
parent-child relationship in scripts
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