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It should be noted that the language is record based other than set of records based. In SQL operations work on a set of records, in the ABL, the operation is applied to a record at a time - much like using a cursor in SQL.
 
==Application Areas==
The language is used in a wide variety of application areas, some examples:
 
* Loan Origination at US Banks
* Rental Car Reservation Systems
* Wholesale Distribution
* Warehouse Systems
* Commercial Service Force Dispatching
* Security Card Systems
* Gaming Systems (think Las Vegas, not video)
* Other
 
==Notes==