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ActionScript came ~10-15 years later. I would be very surprised if there was any relation.

ActionScript is based on ECMA/JavaScript

Originally it was based on HyperTalk, then it switched to ECMA later on.

not historically, but merged back into implementing ECMA/Javascript later. it predates javascript by years in earlier revisions.

That's why I asked, fishing for surprising but interesting information.