What does "scripting language" mean?

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

Scripting language

Common synonyms include: script language, automation language, embedded language, extension language, instructional scripting, interpreted language.

noun

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Noun

1
A computer language designed to be used as part of a larger application.
"It's a great application, but the scripting language is hard to learn."
2
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. wordnet

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