AppleScript is a scripting language created by Apple Inc. that facilitates automated control of Mac applications. First introduced in System 7, it is currently included in macOS in a package of automation tools. The term AppleScript may refer to the scripting language, to a script written in the language, or to the macOS Open Scripting Architecture that underlies the language. Wikipedia

Created Year: 1993
Developed by: Apple Inc.
Operating systems: macOS • System 7 • Mac OS 8 • Mac OS 9
File extensions: applescript, scpt, scptd

Wikidata: Q129137

Influenced: Pascal Script

Influenced by: HyperTalk

Programming paradigms: natural-language programming

Language types: scripting language

AppleScript Influence Network

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Hello World in AppleScript

display dialog "Hello World"  

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