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COBOL

/ˈkoʊbɒl/ · name

Meaning

  1. A programming language developed in the late 1950s, especially for business applications.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of COBOL.

Etymology / origin

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

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