COBOL is a third-generation programming language. Its name is an acronym, for COmmon Business Oriented Language, defining its primary domain in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments.
The COBOL 2002 standard includes support for object-oriented programming and other modern language features.
CORBA :: Component Frameworks
Object Oriented :: Compiled
Class based :: Object Oriented
Distributed Objects :: Object Oriented
Object Oriented :: Operating Systems

Cetus Links: OO COBOL - Links on COBOL Objects and Components
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Object COBOL / OOCOBOL / COBOL and Objects - Object-oriented COBOL resource directory.
Meta Description: [ Object oriented COBOL is described on this page of The COBOL Center website. ]
OO COBOL Overview - Object-Orientation and associated abilities give facilities to develop OO programs using COBOL; describes basic concepts and definitions of objects, classes, encapsulation, methods, inheritance, polymorphism.
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