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'''Transcript''' is the [[Dynamic_programming_language|dynamic programming language]] used in [[Revolution (development environment)|Revolution]], a commercially marketed [[cross-platform]] [[rapid application development]] environment created by Runtime Revolution Ltd.

Revolution runs on [[Apple_Macintosh|Macintosh]] 7,8,9, Macintosh OS X, Windows 95 through XP, and several flavors of Unix. Revolution's language, ''Transcript'', is dynamically typed, English-like, and provides such features likeincluding associative arrays, regular expressions, QuickTime support, database access, and TCP/IP connectivity. It is claimed to allow beginning programmers to get started easily. For seasoned programmers steeped in "conventional' languages, the learning curve is much steeper as many former means of "doing things" must be abandonded.

Revolution project files can be used on any platform, and run with the platform's look and feel and behavior requiring little modification. Menus are handled correctly for each platform.