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jan 1, 1959 - COBOL

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COBOL developed by Howard Bromberg, Howard Discount, Vernon Reeves, Jean E. Sammet, William Selden, and Gertrude Tierney. COBOL is an acronym for Common Business-Oriented Language. COBOL is designed for business and administrative purposes.

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jan 1, 1959
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~ 66 years ago