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'''Lingo''' is a verbose [[object-oriented programming|object-oriented]] (OO) [[scripting language]] developed by [[John Thompson (inventor)|John H. Thompson]] for use in [[Adobe Director]] (formerly Macromedia Director). Lingo is used to develop desktop [[application software]], [[interactive kiosk]]s, [[CD-ROM]]s and [[Adobe Shockwave]] content.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=R3d6H9c-x3wC Macromedia Shockwave for Director User's Guide, Volume 1], New Riders Pub., 01-Jan-1996</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8nAQ6l1TnGgC Macromedia Shockwave for Director, Volume 1], Hayden Books, 1996</ref>

Lingo is the primary programming language on the Adobe Shockwave platform, which dominated the interactive multimedia product market during the 1990s.<ref name="HartGeller2008">{{cite book|author1=Kelly Hart|author2=Mitch Geller|title=New Perspectives on Dreamweaver CS3, Comprehensive|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Z2WhCwJAqMC&pg=PA429|year=2008|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=1-4239-2531-9|page=429}}</ref> Various [[graphic adventure game]]s were developed with Lingo during the 1990s, including [[The Journeyman Project]], [[Total Distortion]], [[Mia's Language Adventure: The Kidnap Caper|Mia's Language Adventure]], [[Mia's Science Adventure: Romaine's New Hat|Mia's Science Adventure]], and the [[Didi & Ditto]] series. Hundreds of free online video games were developed using Lingo, and published on websites such as [[Miniclip]] and Shockwave.com.

Lingo can be used to build user interfaces, to manipulate [[raster graphics]], [[vector graphics]] and [[3D computer graphics]], and other data processing tasks.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=V34_AQAAIAAJ Macromedia Director 8: Creating Powerful Multimedia], Prentice Hall, 2001</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vYlQAAAAMAAJ Inside Macromedia Director 6 with Lingo], New Riders Pub., 01-Jan-1997</ref> Lingo supports specialized syntax for [[image processing]] and 3D object manipulation.<ref name="d853d">[https://books.google.com/books?id=EV-AlWngGy0C Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio for 3D: Training from the Source], Macromedia Press, 2002</ref> 3D meshes can also be created on the fly using Lingo.<ref name="d853d"/>