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DATA DIVISION. Overview. The third division in a COBOL (sub)program is the DATA DIVISION, in which the data used by the (sub)program is declared/described. The DATA DIVISION of a subprogram contains three sections --FILE, WORKING-STORAGE, and LINKAGE-- while that of a (main) program contains only the first two.
COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) was the first widely-used high-level programming language for business applications. While the language has been updated over the years, COBOL programs are generally viewed as being outdated. Today, however, a majority of payroll, accounting and other business application programs still use COBOL despite the growing popularity of more modern programming languages such as Java, C++ and .NET.