COBOL

See also: Cobol and čobol

English

Alternative forms

• Cobol

Etymology

Acronym of common business-oriented language, perhaps coined by American computer scientist and aerospace engineer Bob Bemer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊbɒl/, /-bɔːl/

Proper noun

COBOL

1. A programming language developed in the late 1950s especially for business applications.
   • 1973, Russell M. Armstrong, Modular Programming in COBOL‎^[1], Wiley-Interscience:

     The problem in COBOL is that, while there exists a standard COBOL, ANS (American National Standard) COBOL, no computer manufacturer offers a COBOL compiler that is both full and pure ANS.

Derived terms

• COBOLer

Translations

programming language

• Esperanto: COBOL, Kobolo
• Marathi: कोबोल f (kobol)