SNOBOL

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SNOBOL A programming language designed primarily for the manipulation of textual data. It incorporates powerful pattern-matching and string-searching operators. The current version, SNOBOL IV, also includes facilities for processing other kinds of data, and is in fact a general-purpose language with a special capability in text manipulation.

A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH

SNOBOL

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SNOBOL (ˈsnəʊˌbɒl) Computing, indicating a programming language designed for text manipulation

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH