A small program run on the server that automates or controls certain functions or links one program to another. On the Web, a CGI script is an example of a server-side script. Contrast with client ...

Client-side scripts are interpreted by the browser and executed on the client system. Client-side scripting can be used to make web pages change after they arrive at the browser.

Two books live on my desk when I'm working on Web pages with client-side scripting: David Flanagan's JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition (O'Reilly, 2006, 994 pp., $49.99, ISBN 978-0-596 ...