scripting language — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A computer language designed to be used as part of a larger application.

   Examples

   It's a great application, but the scripting language is hard to learn.

Noun

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.

   Synonyms

   script language

   Broader terms

   programming languageprograming language

   Examples

   HTML is a scripting language, and it's the underlying language used on the web.