There were many other new features, many of which had been in the CODASYL COBOL Journal of Development since 1978 and had missed the opportunity to be included in COBOL-85.
Било је још доста нових карактеристика, од којих су се многе налазиле у CODASYL COBOL-у Journal of Development још од 1978. године и нису биле укључене у COBOL -85.