scripting language
noun
plural scripting languages
: a programming language that is designed especially for creating short programs to automate simple tasks
For anyone who has ever dabbled with a macro language to access and search a remote information service or to monitor e-mail, the prospect of using a scripting language shouldn't be daunting.—
Steve Ditlea
Steve DitleaThrow nearly any media type into its library, and use its simple time line for multimedia masterpieces in minutes. And its scripting language assures that you can create anything you think up.—PC Computing
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JavaScript is a programming or scripting language that is essential to everyday user interactions on a web page.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Huang created animations and designed virtual rooms for Anderson’s imaginary world using Lingo, a scripting language for Adobe Director software.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Huang created animations and designed virtual rooms for Anderson’s imaginary world using Lingo, a scripting language for Adobe Director software.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
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“Scripting language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scripting%20language. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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