COBOL

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See also: Cobol and čobol

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Etymology

Acronym of common business-oriented language, perhaps coined by American computer scientist and aerospace engineer Bob Bemer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoʊbɒl/, /-bɔːl/

Proper noun

COBOL

  1. A programming language developed in the late 1950s especially for business applications.
    • 1973, Russell M. Armstrong, Modular Programming in COBOL‎, Wiley-Interscience:
      The problem in COBOL is that, while there exists a standard COBOL, ANS (American National Standard) COBOL, no computer manufacturer offers a COBOL compiler that is both full and pure ANS.

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