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Line 515: :I disagree. An article about scripts will describe the properties, typical use, etc. of a script, but it may not go very much into the characteristics of a language that make it suitable for scripting. So while this could definitely be done, the title suggests a different emphasis. [[User:Rp\|Rp]] ([[User talk:Rp\|talk]]) 09:16, 13 May 2024 (UTC) :The problem is that, historically, languages have been labelled as scripting languages if either :The syntax was designed to make issuing host commands natural, e.g., [[Bourne shell]], [[CLIST]], [[REXX]] :The impetus for designing the language was writing scripts, e.g., [[Perl]] :This is a case where usage isn't well correlated to the syntax and semantics of the language, but depends largely on its history. Should Wikepedia be imposing a more logical nomenclature, or sticking to the actual usage in the literature? Wouldn't the former be [[WP:OR\|OR]]? -- [[User:Chatul\|Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul]] ([[User talk:Chatul\|talk]]) 12:26, 13 May 2024 (UTC) == Notable environments? ==

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