scriptingengine
nounUK /ˈskrɪptɪŋ ˈɛndʒɪn/
US /ˈskrɪptɪŋ ˈɛndʒɪn/
A scripting engine is a computer program that reads and runs small sets of instructions.
The game uses a scripting engine to control how the characters move.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software component embedded in an application that executes user-written scripts to customize behavior.
The browser's scripting engine executed the page's JavaScript.
3. The core module of a language runtime responsible for parsing and evaluating script code.
Developers optimized the scripting engine to parse loops faster.
4. A tool used in game development to define events and logic without recompiling the main program.
Level designers wrote quest logic through the scripting engine.