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'''Programming Language for Business''' or '''PL/B''' is a business-oriented [[programming language]] originally called '''DATABUS''' and designed by [[Datapoint]] in the early [[1970s]] as an alternative to [[COBOL]] because its [[8-bit computerscomputer]]s could not fit COBOL into their limited memory, and because COBOL did not at the time have facilities to deal with Datapoint's built-in keyboard and screen.

A version of DATABUS became an [[ANSI]] standard, and the name PL/B was adopted when Datapoint refused to release its [[trademark]] on the DATABUS name.

Much like [[Java]] and [[.NET]], PL/B programs are compiled into an intermediate [[byte-code]], which is then interpreted by a runtime library. Because of this, many PL/B programs can run on [[DOS]], [[Unix]], [[Linux]], and [[Windows]] [[operating systemssystem]]s. The PL/B development environments are influenced by Java and [[Visual Basic]], and offer many of the same features found in those languages. PL/B (Databus) is actively used all over the world, and has several forums on the Internet dedicated to supporting software developers.

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