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COBOL definition

COBOL (kō′bôl′)

noun

a computer language employing English words, used in business applications
also written Cobol

Etymology: co(mmon) b(usiness) o(riented) l(anguage)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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