Lua

Lua ; from meaning ''moon'')}} is a lightweight, high-level, multi-paradigm programming language designed mainly for embedded use in applications. Lua is cross-platform software, since the interpreter of compiled bytecode is written in ANSI C, and Lua has a relatively simple C application programming interface (API) to embed it into applications.

Lua originated in 1993 as a language for extending software applications to meet the increasing demand for customization at the time. It provided the basic facilities of most procedural programming languages, but more complicated or domain-specific features were not included; rather, it included mechanisms for extending the language, allowing programmers to implement such features. As Lua was intended to be a general embeddable extension language, the designers of Lua focused on improving its speed, portability, extensibility and ease-of-use in development of lua a new version Lua 5.5 entered beta testing in June 2025. It introduces improvements to the garbage collector, refinements to variable scoping, and extended syntax features. This version continues Lua’s emphasis on efficiency and small footprint, while preparing for future compatibility changes. Provided by Wikipedia