cobol
/ˈkoʊbɒl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.49 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A programming language developed in the late 1950s, especially for business applications.
name
Alternative letter-case form of COBOL.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "American institutions are in many ways still adapting to the internet—the IRS still processes tax returns using COBOL, a programming language that was released in 1960."
Etymology
Acronym of common business-oriented language, perhaps coined by American computer scientist and aerospace engineer Bob Bemer.