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Definīcija: A verbose, English-like compiled programming language developed between 1959 and 1961 and still in widespread use today, especially in business applications typically run on mainframes. A COBOL program consists of an Identification Division, which specifies the name of the program and contains any other documentation the programmer wants to add; an Environment Division, which specifies the computers being used and the files used in the program for input and output; a Data Division, which describes the format of the data structures used in the program; and a Procedure Division, which contains the procedures that dictate the actions of the program.

Definīcija: Standarta programmēšanas valoda ar attīstītu datņu un ierakstu apstrādi, kas tika izveidota 1961. g., lai risinātu ar ekonomiku saistītus uzdevumus.