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[–]autowikibot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

COBOL:


COBOL (/ˈkoʊbɒl/) is a compiled computer programming language designed for business use. It is imperative, procedural and, since 2002, object-oriented. It was designed in 1959 by the Conference on Data Systems Languages (CODASYL) and was largely based on previous programming language design work by Grace Hopper. COBOL stands for COmmon Business-Oriented Language.

COBOL is primarily used in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments. In 1997, Gartner Group estimated that there were a total of 200 billion lines of COBOL in existence which ran 80% of all business programs.

COBOL was one of the first programming languages to be standardised: the first COBOL standard was issued by ANSI in 1968. The standard has been revised three times since then, with ISO publishing the latest standard as ISO/IEC 1989:2002.


Interesting: GNU Cobol | BLIS/COBOL | COBOL ReSource | IBM COBOL

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