What is a glue language?

[Aahz]

In article <ai3qos.hk.1 at news.kubieziel.de>,
Jens Kubieziel  <jens at kubieziel.de> wrote:
>
>the word 'glue language' is mentioned in the FAQ. I have no clue :-)
>what this could mean. Could someone explain this (also a german
>translation is appreciated)?

Glue is used to stick things together (such as two pieces of wood).
Similarly, a glue language is used to stick software components
together.  Unix shell programming is an excellent example of a glue
language because of the way output from Unix programs is designed to be
piped.
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