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=== Script versus writing system ===

"''[[Writing system]]"'' is sometimes treated as a synonym for "script". However, it also can be used as the specific concrete writing system supported by a script. For example, the [[Vietnamese alphabet|Vietnamese writing system]] is supported by the Latin script. A writing system may also cover more than one script; for example, the Japanese writing system makes use of the [[Kanji|Han]], [[Hiragana]] and [[Katakana]] scripts.

Most writing systems can be broadly divided into several categories: '''logographic''', '''syllabic''', '''alphabetic''' (or '''segmental'''), '''abugida''', '''abjad''' and '''featural'''; however, all features of any of these may be found in any given writing system in varying proportions, often making it difficult to purely categorize a system. The term ''[[complex system]]'' is sometimes used to describe those where the admixture makes classification problematic.