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::::But all this misses my point. My point is that ''script'' is a much more central concept than ''scripting language''. All the things are talking about are surely part of the nexus that is script, scripting and scripting language. My point is that the article should be named by the most central term; not the least central term.
::::You seem to think that since there is controversy about what constitutes a scripting language that the article cannot be called 'script'. I do not see how the former implies the latter.
::::IMO, the article is lacking a description of this controversy, ''and'' it should be titled 'script'.
:::::[[User:Stevebroshar|Stevebroshar]] ([[User talk:Stevebroshar|talk]]) 15:57, 14 May 2024 (UTC) :::::I've seen controvercy over the meaning of ''scripting language''; I haven't seen controversy over the meaning of ''script''. By ''camp'' I mean editors, not sources.
:::::The point on Perl and Rexx is that the term ''scripting language;; has historically been applied to somewhat sophisticated languages.
:::::I take responsibility for what I actually wrote, not for what somebody tacks on to my words. I expressed no opinion on whether there should be separate articles on ''Script (computing) '' and ''scripting language'', nor on whether the second should exist at all. I addressed only the issue of what the scope should be of an article called ''scripting language''. -- [[User:Chatul|Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul]] ([[User talk:Chatul|talk]]) 14:27, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
::::I think that a clear description of what script is and what a scripting language is ... is missing from the article. I took a stab at a better definition, but it leans towards the limited scope. If the scope is broader then lets add that as an alternative/contested meaning.
::::IMO, a scripting language is ''fundamentally'' a programming language; a language used for scripting. ''Scripting language'' is basically the word ''language'' with an adjective in front of it. A language is ''classified'' as scripting based on characteristics of which (as you suggest) some are controversial. [[User:Stevebroshar|Stevebroshar]] ([[User talk:Stevebroshar|talk]]) 16:15, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
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