COMTRAN
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COMTRAN (COMmercial TRANslator) is a programming language which served as one of the forerunners to the COBOL language. Developed by Bob Bemer, in 1957, the language featured the first programming language element known as the Picture Clause.
[edit] Picture Clause
The Picture Clause element defines the length of any given datum, much like a dictionary defines words. In particular the Picture Clause determines whether the datum contains letters and numbers, and other characteristics of the data, including format, size, and type.
