COBOL programming language

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/COBOL_programming_language
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:programming_language
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Grace_Hopper
gptkb:CODASYL
gptkbp:domain gptkb:business
finance
administrative systems
gptkbp:fileExtension .cbl
.cob
.cpy
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1959
gptkbp:hasKeyword ACCEPT
DATA
DISPLAY
DIVISION
END-IF
ENVIRONMENT
IDENTIFICATION
IF
MOVE
PARAGRAPH
PERFORM
PROCEDURE
SECTION
STOP RUN
WORKING-STORAGE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label COBOL programming language
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:ABAP
gptkb:Ada
gptkb:PL/I
gptkb:IBM_RPG
gptkb:Turing
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:COMTRAN
gptkb:FLOW-MATIC
gptkbp:ISOStandard gptkb:ISO/IEC_1989:2014
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion gptkb:COBOL_2014
gptkbp:notableFeature English-like syntax
designed for business data processing
self-documenting code
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Visual_COBOL
gptkb:GnuCOBOL
gptkb:IBM_Enterprise_COBOL
gptkb:Micro_Focus_COBOL
gptkb:OpenCOBOL
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
gptkb:government_agency
banks
insurance companies
large corporations
gptkbp:paradigm object-oriented programming
imperative programming
procedural programming
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:ISO
gptkb:ANSI
gptkbp:supports object-oriented programming
structured programming
gptkbp:typingDiscipline strong
static
gptkbp:usedFor legacy systems
mainframe computing
gptkbp:website https://www.cobol.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Betty_Snyder
gptkb:Grace_Hopper
gptkb:ISO/IEC_1989:2014
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5