Matlab is scripting language or programming language?

Is matlab a scripting language or a programming language? Does it employ a compiler or an interpreter? Please throw some light? Some link which discusses it in detail.

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Answer 1

[Ahmet Cecen]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17253545/scripting-language-vs-programming-language

is a discussion in general about the definition of both categories. The short answer is MATLAB is a scripting language, with core functions pre-compiled as mex files.

[vkamp]

Thanks.