# Why ctx in scripts?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-ctx-in-scripts/9207>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 2, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-ctx-in-scripts/9207 "2012-10-02T03:23:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Douglas\_Ferguson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/douglas_ferguson/32/2121_2.png) [@Douglas\_Ferguson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Douglas_Ferguson)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-ctx-in-scripts/9207/1 "2012-10-02T03:23:41Z")

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I've been seeing "ctx." prefix in alot of the scripts examples yet it isn't  
explained on the scripting page.

What's that about?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-ctx-in-scripts/9207/2 "2017-07-06T03:10:32Z")

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