Tex Texin scripsit:

> Can someone provide me either a definition for "script" or a link to
> one, that is acceptable to linguists and accessible to novices.
>
> I want to include it as part of a page on related concepts. If I
> publish it, I am happy to provide attribution.

The Unicode 4.0 glossary says:

Script: a collection of symbols used to represent text in one or more
writing systems.

Writing system: a set of rules for using one or more scripts to write
a particular language. Examples include the American English
writing system, the British English writing system, and the
Japanese writing system.

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