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COBOL

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkəʊbɒl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō′bôl)

COBOL (kō′bôl),USA pronunciation n. [Computers.]

Computinga programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.

co(mmon) b(usiness)-o(riented) l(anguage) 1955–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

COBOL, Cobol /ˈkəʊˌbɒl/ n

a high-level computer programming language designed for general commercial use

Etymology: 20th Century: co(mmon) b(usiness) o(riented) l(anguage)

'COBOL' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

compiler - high-level language - common business oriented language - computer language - language - programming language

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