scripting language

noun

A computer language designed to be used as part of a larger application.

“It's a great application, but the scripting language is hard to learn.”

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Meanings

nounscripting language (plural scripting languages)

plural scripting languages

  1. A computer language designed to be used as part of a larger application.

    It's a great application, but the scripting language is hard to learn.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna programming language that supports scripts, programs written for a special run-time environment that can interpret (rather than compile) and automate the execution of tasks that could alternatively be executed one-by-one by a human operator.

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script language
Broader
programming languageprograming language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech skriptovací jazyk
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Finnish skriptikieli, komentosarjakieli
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German Skriptsprache
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Irish teanga scriptithe
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Polish język skryptowy
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Swedish skriptspråk
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Turkish betik dili
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Cite this entry
APA

scripting language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scripting%20language

MLA

“scripting language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scripting%20language. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scripting language,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scripting%20language.

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