Definition

A typed manuscript or document, from the era when 'typed' meant on an actual typewriter rather than in a programming language. The physical predecessor to Word documents, created with actual keys and correction fluid. Now also confusingly shares its name with a JavaScript superset, causing intergenerational confusion at tech companies.

Example Usage

The publisher requested a clean typescript of the manuscript, preferably without coffee stains.

Source: Publishing terminology

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Academic jargon for when multiple departments need to collaborate, usually resulting in meetings where no one fully understands what the others are talking about. It's the university's way of saying "teamwork" while making it sound more prestigious and grant-worthy. In practice, it means twice the bureaucracy with the added challenge of navigating different institutional cultures.

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