scripting language
/ˈskrɪptɪŋ ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ · script·ing·lan·guage
noun
- a programming language that is used to write scripts, which are sequences of commands that a computer can execute The developer used a scripting language to automate the task of data entry.
Did you know? The first scripting language, called 'shell script', was developed in the 1970s for the Unix operating system, and it is still widely used today. The popularity of scripting languages has led to the development of many other languages, such as Python, Ruby, and PHP.