"SNOBOL" meaning in English

See SNOBOL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Short for string-oriented and symbolic language. Compare COBOL. Etymology templates: {{m|en|string-oriented and symbolic language}} string-oriented and symbolic language, {{m|en|COBOL}} 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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