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• COBOL

  [koh-bawl] /ˈkoʊ bɔl/ noun, Computers. 1. a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences. /ˈkəʊˌbɒl/ noun 1. a high-level computer programming language designed for general commercial use n. 1960, U.S. Defense Department acronym, from “Common Business-Oriented Language.” COBOL (kō’bôl’) […]

• Cobol-1961 extended

  language A short-lived separation of COBOL specifications. [Sammet 1969, p. 339]. (1994-10-28)

• Cobol fingers

  jargon /koh’bol fing’grz/ Reported from Sweden, a hypothetical disease one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requires code verbose beyond all reason (see candygrammar); thus it is alleged that programming too much in COBOL causes one’s fingers to wear down to stubs by the endless typing. [Jargon File] (1994-12-22)

• Co-boss

  [kuh-baws, -bos, koh-] /kəˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs, koʊ-/ interjection, Chiefly Northern U.S. 1. (used to summon cows from the pasture.)

• Cobot

  [koh-buh t, -bot] /ˈkoʊ bət, -bɒt/ noun 1. a computer-controlled robotic apparatus that assists a human worker, as on an assembly line, by guiding or redirecting motions initiated by the worker who provides the motive power. noun a robot designed to assist or guide human beings on a specific task, esp. in restricted physical situation […]

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