Since Flow-Matic was the only existing business language at that time, it was inevitable that it should provide the foundations for the specification of the language COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language) which eventually came out in 1959.
Since takbo-ng-Matic ay ang umiiral na pang-negosyo lamang ang wika sa panahon na ito, ay hindi maiwasan na ito ay dapat magbigay ng komunidad para sa mga detalye ng wika COBOL (karaniwang Business-oriented Language) na sa wakas dumating sa 1959.