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'''ActionScript''' is an [[object-oriented programming]] language originally developed by [[Macromedia|Macromedia Inc.]] (later acquired by [[Adobe Systems]]). It is influenced by [[HyperTalk]], the scripting language for [[HyperCard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/apples-lost-decade-hypercard-and-what-might-not-have-been-if-apple-then-was-like-apple-is-today/10185|title=Apple's lost decade, HyperCard, and what might NOT have been if Apple then was like Apple is today|work=zdnet.com|date=2011-04-17|access-date=2014-12-04}}</ref> It is now an implementation of [[ECMAScript]] (meaning it is a superset of the syntax and semantics of the language more widely known as [[JavaScript]]), though it originally arose as a sibling, both being influenced by [[HyperTalk]]. ActionScript code is usually converted to byte-code format by the compiler.
ActionScript is used primarily for the development of websites and software targeting the [[Adobe Flash
ActionScript 3 is also used with [[Adobe AIR]] system for the development of desktop and mobile applications. The language itself is open-source in that its specification is offered free of charge<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://help.adobe.com/livedocs/specs/actionscript/3/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm |title=ActionScript 3 Language Specification |access-date=November 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327122455/http://help.adobe.com/livedocs/specs/actionscript/3/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and both an open source compiler (as part of [[Apache Flex]]) and open source virtual machine ([[Tamarin (software)|Tamarin]]) are available.
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