On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:16:34 +0000, MRAB wrote: > I'd probably say that a "script" is a program which is normally not > interactive: you just set it up, start it, and let it do its work (a > "batch script", for example). It's also written in a language primarily > designed for convenience rather than speed (Want to manipulate large > chunks of text? Fine! :-)). > I use 'script' to refer to programs written in languages that don't have a separate compile phase which must be run before the program can be executed. IOW Python and Perl programs are scripts aloing with programs written as awk, Javascript and bash scripts.
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