| scripting language (Or "glue language") A loose term for any language that is or and has little or no provision for complex . A program in a scripting language (a "") is often (but see {Ousterhout's dichotomy}). Scripts typically interact either with other programs (often as ) or with a set of functions provided by the interpreter, as with the functions provided in a and with 's functions. Prototypical scripting languages are , , MSDOS , and . (2001-03-06) |