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Flow-Matic

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development of COBOL

In computer: COBOL
Flow-matic used a more English-like syntax and vocabulary:
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work of Hopper

In Grace Hopper
In 1957 her division developed Flow-Matic, the first English-language data-processing compiler, which had many features that inspired the development of COBOL. Her development of compilers for COBOL and her strong advocacy of the language led to its widespread use in the 1960s. She retired from the navy with the rank…
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