COBOL

COBOL Definition

COBOL (kō′bôl′)

noun

a computer language employing English words, used in business applications

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

COBOL Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

programmer: RFC 2550 - Y10K and Beyond Everyone is well aware of the Y2K bug that haunted many COBOL programmers for a long time.
program: If you need a product to interface XML with COBOL applications then you must have COBOL programs and a COBOL compiler already.

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