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SPITBOL

SPITBOL (Speedy Implementation of SNOBOL) is a compiled implementation of the SNOBOL4 (String Oriented Symbolic Language) programming language. SNOBOL was one of several character-string oriented languages developed during the 1950s and 1960s. The tool is widely regarded as the most efficient method of executing SNOBOL4 programs, due to the use of a garbage collector to manage memory usage and a compile time decision-making system.