CO·BOL or Co·bol (k  bôl )n. A programming language developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s and used especially for business applications. It is closer to English than many other high-level languages. [Co(mmon) B(usiness-)O(riented) L(anguage).] |
COBOL, Cobol [ˈkəʊˌbɒl]
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(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a high-level computer programming language designed for general commercial use
[co(mmon) b(usiness) o(riented) l(anguage)]
| COBOL (kbôl) A programming language developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s and used especially for business applications. It is closer to English than many other high-level languages, making it easier to learn. |
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| Noun | 1. | COBOL - common business-oriented language programing language, programming language - (computer science) a language designed for programming computers |
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