Sure you do not need to refer to it as a programming language. But: 1) Doing so is not technically wrong 2) For a certain (non-technical) audience, "programmi

Sure you do not need to refer to it as a programming language. But: 1) Doing so is not technically wrong 2) For a certain (non-technical) audience, "programming language" is something that "tells the computer to do things" So, it is both correct and a helpful description for the target audience. Nitpicking is out of order here.