What is scripting??

Answer 1

Scripting, writing of codes in a high level language that is interpreted rather than complied. In languages like Python, JavaScript.

Answer 2

Scripting is running programs in a specific environment. Like JS is a scripting language, since it runs in a browser. Bash is a scripting language, since it runs in terminals.

Answer 3

scripts are considered independent and generally small codes that run on itself without needing any input from user, I.e. scripts can run itself many background process in your system are the scripts
examples , applets, servlets, python codes, php codes etc.

whereas a normal program need user inputs to start and run,(they can be independent too but not in broader sense ). these are generally complex and depends on many other technologies. any of your front end software or interactive sections are programs in high level language like c++, Java, c# , etc