scripting language
Americannoun
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
He considered many different ideas before settling on a scripting language called “bash”.
From Forbes • Oct. 10, 2013
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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