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COBOL
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Overview
Developed byGrace Hopper
Maintained byISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG4
Founded1959
Open source✗ Proprietary
Use casebusiness data processing
Technical
Protocols
SQL
Integrates with
IBM z/OSDB2
Also see
Based onFLOW-MATIC
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Claims19
Avg confidence89%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 4h ago
WikidataQ131140
Trust distribution
100% unverified
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COBOL

product

Business-oriented programming language designed for commercial data processing

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supports platform

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IBM z/OS○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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primary use case

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developed by

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Grace Hopper○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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founded year

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1959○UnverifiedHighFresh1

standardized by

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integrates with

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IBM z/OS○UnverifiedHighFresh1
DB2○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

based on

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FLOW-MATIC○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

open source

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false○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

maintained by

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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG4○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
ISO○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

pricing model

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vendor-dependent○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports protocol

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SQL○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

Commonly Used With

IBM z/OSDB2

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