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What Does ECMAScript Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n

ECMAScript (European Computer Manufacturers Association Script) is a
\nscripting language based on JavaScript. Invented by
\nBrendan Eich at Netscape, ECMAScript made its first appearance in the Navigator
\n2.0 browser. It later started appearing in succeeding browser versions of
\nNetscape as well as other browsers. ECMAScript is widely used on the World Wide
\nWeb especially for client-side scripting.<\/p>\n

Techopedia Explains ECMAScript<\/span><\/h2>\n

The European Computer Manufacturers Association developed the official
\nstandard for ECMAScript, often known as ECMA-262. The ECMA standard helps in
\ndefining the ECMAScript language and also ensures the consistency between web script implementations. Eight
\neditions of ECMAScript have been published, with the first edition published in 1997. JScript and
\nActionScript also make use of ECMAScript. ECMAScript achieved much popularity and rise in adoption after the
\npublication of the third edition. <\/p>\n

ECMAScript, along with Document Object Model,
\nworks similarly to the current implementations of JScript and JavaScript. ECMAScript
\nhas in fact become a programming language which is supported by almost all modern web browsers. ECMAScript is object-oriented and
\nis considered as a core programming language. It has also
\nbecome of the most widely used general purpose programming languages. Additionally, it is widely used for embedded
\nand server programming applications, but can also be used for any application which needs scripting language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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