Early business language

• Old computer language
• Old programming language
• Some programs are written in it
• Programming language
• Programmer's language
• Some computer programs are written in it
• High-level computer language

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1960, U.S. Defense Department acronym, from "Common Business-Oriented Language."

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Language \Lan"guage\, n. [OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See Tongue , cf. Lingual .] Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
COBOL (, an acronym for common business-oriented language ) is a compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. It is imperative , procedural and, since 2002, object-oriented . COBOL is primarily used in business, finance, ...