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co·bol

UK/ˈkoʊbɒl/ US/-bɔːl/ uncommon

noun

1.

common business-oriented language

Origin

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

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