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Noun: scripting language
  1. A 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.
    "HTML is a scripting language, and it's the underlying language used on the web.";
    - script language

Type of: programing language [US], programming language

Encyclopedia: Scripting language