A lightweight embedded scripting language used by games and configuration systems.
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What is Lua
A lightweight embedded scripting language used by games and configuration systems.
GitHub Linguist classifies Lua as a programming language, typically using extensions such as .lua, .fcgi, .nse, .p8, .pd_lua, .rbxs.
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A lightweight embedded scripting language used by games and configuration systems.
Common extensions include .lua, .fcgi, .nse, .p8, .pd_lua.
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Updated 2026-08-18
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