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Business and Data Processing Languages

Procedural languages created for the records, reports and transactions of business computing. COBOL, the Common Business-Oriented Language, is compiled and English-like, and ABAP, the Advanced Business Application Programming language, is positioned alongside Java as the language for the application platform of SAP. RPG was introduced in 1959 for the IBM 1401 as a high-level language for business applications.

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Business and Data Processing Languages
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ABAP

Procedural Language
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COBOL

Procedural Language
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DataFlex

Procedural Language
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IBM RPG

Procedural Language
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MUMPS

Procedural Language
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PL/I

Procedural Language
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RPG

Procedural Language
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Visual FoxPro

Procedural Language
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Programming Language Database (PLDB): PL/I - PLDB
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designed for scientific, engineering, business and system programming uses
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Programming Language Database (PLDB): MUMPS - PLDB
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general-purpose computer programming language that provides ACID
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DataFlex (Wikipedia)
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Visual FoxPro (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia: COBOL
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COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language; ) is a compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use.
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IBM RPG (Wikipedia)
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    RPG is a high-level programming language for business applications, introduced in 1959 for the IBM 1401.
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    RPG is a high-level programming language for business applications, introduced in 1959 for the IBM 1401.
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ABAP (Wikipedia)
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ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is a domain-specific high-level programming language created by the German software company SAP SE. It is currently positioned, alongside Java, as the language for programming the SAP NetWeaver Application Server, which is part of the SAP NetWeaver platform for building business applications.
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