scripting language
<language> (Or "glue language") A loose term for any language
that is {weakly typed} or {untyped} and has little or no
provision for complex {data structures}. A program in a
scripting language (a "{script}") is often {interpreted} (but
see {Ousterhout's dichotomy}).
Scripts typically interact either with other programs (often
as {glue}) or with a set of functions provided by the
interpreter, as with the {file system} functions provided in a
{UNIX shell} and with {Tcl}'s {GUI} functions. Prototypical
scripting languages are {AppleScript}, {C Shell}, {MS-DOS}
{batch files} and {Tcl}.
(2001-03-06)