Scripting languages (Computer science) (Topical Term)

Webopedia, Oct. 2, 2006 (scripting language: a high-level programming language that is interpreted by another program at runtime rather than compiled by the computer s processor as other programming languages are. Scripting languages, which can be embedded within HTML, commonly are used to add functionality to a Web page, such as different menu styles or graphic displays or to service dynamic advertisements. These types of languages are client-side scripting languages, affecting the data that the end user sees in a browser window. Other scripting languages are server-side scripting languages that manipulate the data, usually in a database on the server. Scripting languages came about largely because of the development of the Internet as a communications tool. JavaScript, ASP, JSP, PHP, Perl, Tcl and Python are examples.)

Dict. of computer & Internet words, 2001: (scripting language: a relatively simple high-level programming language, such as HyperTalk, that is used to create scripts)

Facts on file dict. of computer science, 2000 (scripting language; Perl is an example)

Collin, S.M.H. Dict. of computing, 2005 (scripting language: a simple programming language, normally proprietary to an application, that allows a user to automate the application’s function)