scripting language

script·ing lan·guage

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Definition of scripting language words

noun scripting language a language that is used to write scripts, or executable sections of code that automate tasks. 1

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1985-90

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adjective

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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