Active Scripting (formerly known as ActiveX Scripting) is the technology used in
Windows to implement component-based scripting support. It is based on
COM (more precisely,
OLE Automation) and allows installation of additional scripting engines in the form of COM modules.
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Tecnologia Microsoft che utilizza COM per eseguire script di terze parti in Microsoft Internet Explorer, indipendentemente dal linguaggio e da altri elementi di implementazione.