COBOL - COmmon Business Oriented Language. 1960. CODASYL Committee, Apr
1960. Simple computations on large amounts of data. The most widely used
programming language today. The natural language style is intended to be
largely self-documenting. Introduced the record structure. "Initial
Specifications for a Common Business Oriented Language" DoD, US GPO, Apr
1960. Major revisions in 1968 (ANS X3.23-1968), 1974 (ANS X3.23-1974), and
1985. A new ISO standard is expected in 1997.
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