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COBOL character set
Category Syntax
Subject Cobol
The set of characters used in writing COBOL syntax. The complete COBOL character set consists of the characters listed below:
Character and Meaning
0,1, . . . ,9
Digit
A,B, . . . ,Z
Uppercase letter
a,b, . . . ,z
Lowercase letter
 
Space
+
Plus sign
-
Minus sign (hyphen)
*
Asterisk
/
Slant (forward slash)
=
Equal sign
$
Currency sign
,
Comma
;
Semicolon
.
Period (decimal point, full stop)
"
Quotation mark
'
Apostrophe
(
Left parenthesis
)
Right parenthesis
>
Greater than
<
Less than
:
Colon
_
Underscore
*
Asterix
Submitted by remy
 Created on Sunday, 07 November 2021, 02:48

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