ExtendScript
E155912
ExtendScript is Adobe's JavaScript-based scripting language used to automate and extend functionality across Creative Cloud applications like After Effects and Photoshop.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ExtendScript canonical | 1 |
| ExtendScript Toolkit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1368060 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ExtendScript Context triple: [Adobe After Effects, supportsScriptingLanguage, ExtendScript]
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A.
PostScript
PostScript is a page description and programming language widely used in desktop publishing and printing to precisely define the layout and appearance of text and graphics.
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B.
Safari Extensions
Safari Extensions are add-on software modules that enhance and customize the browsing experience in Apple’s Safari web browser by adding new features and integrations.
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C.
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign is a professional desktop publishing and page layout application widely used for designing print and digital media such as magazines, books, brochures, and interactive PDFs.
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D.
JavaScriptCore
JavaScriptCore is Apple’s high-performance JavaScript engine used primarily in the Safari web browser and WebKit-based applications.
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E.
Maya script
Maya script is the complex logosyllabic writing system of the ancient Maya, used to record their history, rituals, astronomy, and royal lineages on monuments, codices, and artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ExtendScript Target entity description: ExtendScript is Adobe's JavaScript-based scripting language used to automate and extend functionality across Creative Cloud applications like After Effects and Photoshop.
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A.
PostScript
PostScript is a page description and programming language widely used in desktop publishing and printing to precisely define the layout and appearance of text and graphics.
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B.
Safari Extensions
Safari Extensions are add-on software modules that enhance and customize the browsing experience in Apple’s Safari web browser by adding new features and integrations.
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C.
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign is a professional desktop publishing and page layout application widely used for designing print and digital media such as magazines, books, brochures, and interactive PDFs.
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D.
JavaScriptCore
JavaScriptCore is Apple’s high-performance JavaScript engine used primarily in the Safari web browser and WebKit-based applications.
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E.
Maya script
Maya script is the complex logosyllabic writing system of the ancient Maya, used to record their history, rituals, astronomy, and royal lineages on monuments, codices, and artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
JavaScript dialect
ⓘ
scripting language ⓘ |
| allows |
creation of custom menus
ⓘ
creation of custom panels ⓘ creation of custom tools ⓘ |
| basedOn | ECMAScript ⓘ |
| canAutomate |
asset management in Bridge
ⓘ
batch image processing in Photoshop ⓘ layout operations in InDesign ⓘ rendering tasks in After Effects ⓘ |
| canBeWrittenIn | any text editor ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Adobe Creative Cloud
ⓘ
Adobe Creative Cloud ⓘ
surface form:
Adobe Creative Suite
|
| designedFor |
creative professionals
ⓘ
technical directors ⓘ workflow engineers ⓘ |
| developer | Adobe Inc. ⓘ |
| documentationProvidedBy | Adobe Inc. ⓘ |
| executionEnvironment |
ExtendScript
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
ExtendScript Toolkit
host application scripting engine ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.jsx
ⓘ
.jsxbin ⓘ |
| hasAlternative |
Adobe CEP panels
ⓘ
UXP scripting ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ScriptUI framework
ⓘ
XML handling ⓘ extends JavaScript core objects ⓘ host-specific DOM APIs ⓘ regular expressions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | JavaScript ⓘ |
| primarySyntax | JavaScript-like syntax ⓘ |
| status | legacy technology in newer Adobe apps ⓘ |
| supports |
debugging via ExtendScript Toolkit
ⓘ
dialog creation ⓘ event handling ⓘ file system access ⓘ object model access to host application ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automation
ⓘ
extensibility ⓘ workflow customization ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Adobe After Effects
ⓘ
Adobe Bridge ⓘ Adobe Creative Cloud applications ⓘ Adobe Illustrator ⓘ Adobe InCopy ⓘ Adobe InDesign ⓘ Adobe Photoshop ⓘ Adobe Premiere Pro ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: ExtendScript Description of subject: ExtendScript is Adobe's JavaScript-based scripting language used to automate and extend functionality across Creative Cloud applications like After Effects and Photoshop.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ExtendScript Toolkit