"SNOBOL" meaning in All languages combined

See SNOBOL on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Short for string-oriented and symbolic language. Compare COBOL. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} SNOBOL
  1. (computer languages) Any of a series of computer programming languages developed in the 1960s and based around text string manipulation. Wikipedia link: SNOBOL Categories (topical): Computer languages
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