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Scripting language

In computing, a script is a relatively short and simple set of instructions that typically automate an otherwise manual process. The act of writing a script is called scripting. A scripting language or script language is a programming language that is used for scripting.

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Scripting language

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Scripting language

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related to Notable languages · 25
Scripting language → Applications, AWK, BAT, CompilerGroovy, ECMAScript, Emacs Lisp, EmacsLua, GUI, Java-like, JBangJavaScript, LinuxPython, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft WindowsBourne, Microsoft WindowsVisual Basic, NonStop, Second Life, Tandem Application Language, Tcl, Tiny
related to history · 18
Scripting language → Calvin Mooers, COMMAND, CTSS, CTSS RUNCOM, Early, EXEC, He, IBM's CP/CMS, IBM's Job Control Language, JCL, Louis Pouzin, MIT, Multics, Rexx, RUNCOM, Stuart Madnick, The, TRAC
related to Application-specific languages · 13
Scripting language → Adobe, An, Application, Emacs, Emacs Lisp, Google, Languages, Likewise, Lisp, Microsoft, PostScript, QuakeC, XML
related to Extension/embeddable languages · 13
Scripting language → Acrobat, ActionScript, Adobe, ECMAScript, Flash, However, JavaScript, PDF, SpiderMonkey, The, The Mozilla, These, Yahoo Widgets Engine
related to Job control languages and shells · 9
Scripting language → AppleScript, COM, English-like, IBM's JCL, Job Control Language, Many, MS-DOSCOMMAND, Others, Unix
related to GUI scripting · 8
Scripting language → GUI, Some GUI, Such, There, These, These GUI, They, With
related to Further reading · 6
Scripting language → Barron, David William, ISBN, Scripting Languages, The World, Wiley
related to Single user · 2
Scripting language → Google Chrome T-rex, Scripts
related to overview · 1
Scripting language → When
related to Types · 1
Scripting language → Scripting

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language scripting languages script application used user glue general-purpose perl rexx also applications control programming python shells may code scripts

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a class definition required by Java.printinstance ofwithout themainfunction or other syntax0.80text
Tclinstance ofEXEC was eventually replaced by EXEC 2 and Rexx.Languages0.80text
Lua were specifically designed as general-purpose scripting languages that could be embedded in any applicationinstance ofEXEC was eventually replaced by EXEC 2 and Rexx.Languages0.80text
Visual Basic for Applicationsinstance ofOther languages0.80text
Windows CE may have available native or third-party macro tools that glue applications togetherinstance ofthe operating systems of PDAs0.80text
in addition to implementations of common glue languagesinstance ofthe operating systems of PDAs0.80text
the Unix shell or the MS-DOSCOMMAND.COMinstance ofMany of these languages' interpreters double as command-line interpreters0.80text
the Yahoo Widgets Engineinstance ofThe Mozilla implementation SpiderMonkey is embedded in several environments0.80text
and applications such as the Adobe products Flashinstance ofThe Mozilla implementation SpiderMonkey is embedded in several environments0.80text
AngelScriptinstance ofThe scripting languages used for this purpose range from the more common and more famous Lua and Python to lesser-known ones0.80text
Squirrelinstance ofThe scripting languages used for this purpose range from the more common and more famous Lua and Python to lesser-known ones0.80text
Scripting languagerelated to Application-specific languagesApplication0.60section

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