"script monkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-script monkey.ogg [Australia] Forms: script monkeys [plural]
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  1. (slang) An operator at a call center who works entirely from a script and is therefore unable to help with any problems for which no script exists. Tags: slang Related terms: script kiddie
    Sense id: en-script_monkey-en-noun-u4DCKjXI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. (computing, slang) A hacker who has no talent other than for using other people's scripts. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-script_monkey-en-noun-cb~Xfp2~ Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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