COMTRAN
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COMTRAN is an early business-oriented programming language developed in the late 1950s that helped shape the design and features of COBOL.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-level programming language
ⓘ
programming language ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Commercial Translator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataModel | record-based data model ⓘ |
| designGoal |
business data processing automation
ⓘ
ease of use for business programmers ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| era | early mainframe computing era ⓘ |
| executionModel | compiled language ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
English-like syntax
ⓘ
business arithmetic operations ⓘ data description facilities ⓘ division-structured program organization ⓘ file handling capabilities ⓘ fixed-format source layout ⓘ record-oriented data processing ⓘ report generation support ⓘ separation of data and procedures ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedFeatureIn |
COBOL English-like verbs
NERFINISHED
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COBOL data division ⓘ COBOL file section ⓘ COBOL procedure division NERFINISHED ⓘ COBOL report generation concepts ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early business programming language
ⓘ
precursor to COBOL ⓘ |
| influenced | COBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier business data processing practices ⓘ |
| intendedDomain |
business data processing
ⓘ
commercial applications ⓘ |
| notableFor |
English-like business-oriented syntax
ⓘ
influence on COBOL design ⓘ |
| primaryUse | batch processing ⓘ |
| programmingParadigm | procedural programming ⓘ |
| status | historical language ⓘ |
| supports |
business calculations
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report formatting ⓘ sequential file processing ⓘ |
| targetUser |
business programmers
ⓘ
commercial data processing departments ⓘ |
| usedOn | early mainframe computers ⓘ |
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