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

Examples of scripting language in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This has included using AI to rewrite the code into different scripting languages such as Python and Bash. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026

The group writes its malware in relatively unsophisticated scripting languages like VBScript and Powershell rather than the C++ used by savvier hackers. — Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2025

Conclusion JavaScript has transcended from a web scripting language to a powerful AI platform. — Anujkumarsinh Donvir, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scripting language

• interlanguage
• metalanguage