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programming language vs scripting language

scripting language vs programming language

programming language and scripting language both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
programming language Yes No No No
scripting language Yes No No No
As nouns, scripting language is a hyponym of programming language; that is, scripting language is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than programming language:
  • programming language: (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
  • scripting language: 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.
programming language (noun) scripting language (noun)
(computer science) a language designed for programming computers 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.
Difference between programming language and scripting language

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