# A Script Is an Application

Every application takes something in, does some work and gives something back, and a PowerShell script does the same from a .ps1 text file you can read, which makes it a quick-run application of your own, best at jobs made of files, data, settings and other programs.

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- Category: PowerShell
- Level: Novice
- Tags: compiled-program, get-command, powershell, script-file, Source Code
- Updated: November 10, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/powershell-scripts-are-applications-cheat-sheet