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Grace Hopper, American admiral and computer scientist, designed COBOL (died 1992)

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Grace Hopper

American computer scientist and naval officer (1906–1992)

Grace Brewster Hopper was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programming. Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages, and used this theory to develop the…
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COBOL

Programming language with English-like syntax

COBOL is a compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. It is an imperative, procedural, and, since 2002, object-oriented language. COBOL is primarily used in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments. COBOL is…
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December 9

Day of the year

December 9 is the 343rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 22 days remain until the end of the year.
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