Cobol
/ˈkoʊbɒl/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 common business-oriented language wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A programming language developed in the late 1950s, especially for business applications.
"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."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of COBOL. alt-of
Synonyms
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More examples"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."
Etymology
Acronym of common business-oriented language, perhaps coined by American computer scientist and aerospace engineer Bob Bemer.