/ Dictionary / Index C COBOL: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: COBOL Pronunciation: (kō'bôl), [key] — n. Computers. a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cobol (Thesaurus) cobnut co-boss Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lunar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language