Meaning of Cobol | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A programming language developed in the late 1950s, especially for business applications.
2. Alternative letter-case form of COBOL.
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“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.”

“Because COBOL does not have a date type, some implementations rely instead on a system whereby all dates are coded to a reference point. The most commonly used is May 20, 1875, as this was the date of an international standards-setting conference held in Paris, known as the Convention du Mètre.”

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