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COBOL

[koh-bawl]
–noun Computers.
a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.

Origin:
1955–60; co(mmon) b(usiness)-o(riented) l(anguage)
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CO·BOL or Co·bol   (kō'bôl')   
n.  A programming language developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s and used especially for business applications. It is closer to English than many other high-level languages.

[Co(mmon) B(usiness-)O(riented) L(anguage).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

COBOL 
1960, U.S. Defense Department acronym, from "Common Business-Oriented Language."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

COBOL
COmmon Business Oriented Language

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
COBOL
Common Business-Oriented Language
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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