Grace Hopper played a pivotal role in the creation of the COmmon Business-Oriented Language (COBOL), one of the earliest high-level programming languages. COBOL's design focused on business data processing and opened the door to widespread commercial and government application programming, setting a foundation for modern enterprise systems. Hopper's influence in COBOL's development illustrates her foresight in creating versatile and readable programming languages that could be used across different industries.
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