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QSAM [Cobol/Concept]
(queued sequential access method ...
recursion [Cobol/Concept]
A program calling itself or being directly or indirectly called by one of its called programs.
recursively capable [Cobol/Concept]
A program is recursively capable (can be called recursively) if the RECURSIVE attribute is on the PROGRAM-ID statement.
reentrant [Cobol/Concept]
The attribute of a program or routine that lets more than one user share a single copy of a load module.
resource [Cobol/Concept]
A facility or service, controlled by the operating system, that an executing program can use.
separately compiled program [Cobol/Concept]
A program that, together with its contained programs, is compiled separately from all other programs.
structured programming [Cobol/Concept]
A technique for organizing and coding a computer program in which the program comprises a hierarchy of segments, each se ...
thread [Cobol/Concept]
A stream of computer instructions (initiated by an application within a process) that is in control of a process.
token [Cobol/Concept]
In the COBOL editor, a unit of meaning in a program. A token can contain data, a language keyword, an identifier, or oth ...
top-down design [Cobol/Concept]
The design of a computer program using a hierarchic structure in which related functions are performed at each level of ...