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Cobol : (noun)
1: common business-oriented language [syn: COBOL]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cobol : COmmon Business Orientated Language
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Cobol : /koh'bol/ n. [COmmon Business-Oriented Language] (Synonymous with
evil.) A weak, verbose, and flabby language used by card wallopers
to do boring mindless things on dinosaur mainframes. Hackers believe
that all COBOL programmers are suits or code grinders, and no
self-respecting hacker will ever admit to having learned the language.
Its very name is seldom uttered without ritual expressions of disgust or
horror. One popular one is Edsger W. Dijkstra's famous observation that
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be
regarded as a criminal offense." (from "Selected Writings on Computing:
A Personal Perspective") See also fear and loathing, software rot.
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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