scripting language

American

[skrip-ting lang-gwij] / ˈskrɪp tɪŋ ˌlæŋ gwɪdʒ /

Also script language

noun

Digital Technology.

a language that is used to write scripts, or executable sections of code that automate tasks.

Etymology

Origin of scripting language

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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It also had built-in Braille support and a scripting language for users to customize their workflow.

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2022

The prime candidate is a newly discovered vulnerability in PHP - a computer scripting language used for website development - that was being circulated in some hacker circles shortly before Danwin was attacked.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2018

My next step is to try to help him learn to code, maybe using the simple scripting language Scratch.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2016

But the authors of this new paper found a way to trigger Rowhammer simply through Javascript on a webpage—the scripting language used by almost every site today.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2015

Although the conference was supposed to focus on Perl, a scripting language created by Unix hacker Larry Wall, O'Reilly assured Raymond that the conference would address other free software technologies.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam

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