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Script ↔ Code fragment run in Global Scope by Browser

aka Scripts

Scripts were precursors of Module

before ES6, Module not added - only Scripts existed, typically via IIFE wrapper

!deprecated Exporting Scripts (before ES6) 

<script src="my-iife-module.js"</script\>
var myModule = (function () {
  var importFunc1 = otherModule.importFunc1
  var importFunc2 = otherModule.importFunc2
  function myFunc() {}
  function exportFunc() {
    importFunc1()
    importFunc2()
    myFunc()
  }
  return {
    exportFunc: exportFunc
  }
})()

References​

  1. Same-Origin ↔ (policy) to block Web Page/Script to access Web Resource from different Origin

  2. Git Hooks ↔ JS Script to trigger on/before git event

  3. useScript() ↔ Custom Hook to Dynamically load external Script

  4. .bat ↔ WinOS DOS batch file to run Script via cmd.exe

  5. .vbs ↔ Virtual Basic Script to run VBScript to automate WinOS Processes or IE-specific tasks

  6. Web Workers API ↔ Web API to run Script in Background Thread separate Thread of main App for better perf