interscript

Interscript is a term used to describe frameworks, standards, or projects that aim to achieve interoperability between different scripting languages and writing systems. It denotes a layer or set of mechanisms that allow code, data, and control constructs to be translated or mapped across execution environments, enabling components written in disparate languages to interoperate.

In practice, interscript can take the form of an intermediate representation, bridging libraries, or runtime engines that coordinate execution across language boundaries. Common features include type encoding, data marshaling, function adapters, and security models designed to isolate untrusted scripts. Depending on design goals, an interscript solution may function as a transpiler, a bridge library, or a small virtual machine that hosts multiple languages.

Use cases include embedding scripting capabilities in applications, orchestrating data analysis pipelines that combine tools in different languages, and educational tools that illustrate cross-language concepts. Some projects emphasize performance, while others prioritize portability and simplicity of integration.

The term arises in software architecture discussions about polyglot runtimes and language interoperability. There is no single universal standard for interscript; rather, it describes a family of approaches and implementations. Related concepts include foreign function interfaces, transpilation-based interoperability, and multi-language sandboxing.