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scripting language

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

noun Digital Technology.

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

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Nearby words

  1. script kiddie,
  2. script reader,
  3. script.,
  4. scripted,
  5. scripter,
  6. scriptorium,
  7. scriptural,
  8. scripturally,
  9. scripture,
  10. scriptwriter
Also script language.

Origin of scripting language

First recorded in 1985–90
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