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conditional expression [Cobol/Syntax]
A simple condition or a complex condition specified in an EVALUATE, IF, PERFORM, or SEARCH statement. See also simple co ...
conditional phrase [Cobol/Syntax]
A phrase that specifies the action to be taken upon determination of the truth value of a condition that results from th ...
conditional statement [Cobol/Syntax]
A statement that specifies that the truth value of a condition is to be determined and that the subsequent action of the ...
conditional variable [Cobol/Syntax]
A data item one or more values of which has a condition-name assigned to it.
CONFIGURATION SECTION [Cobol/Syntax]
A section of the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION that describes overall specifications of source and object programs and class defi ...
CONSOLE [Cobol/Syntax]
A COBOL environment-name associated with the operator console.
contiguous items [Cobol/Syntax]
Items that are described by consecutive entries in the DATA DIVISION, and that bear a definite hierarchic relationship t ...
counter [Cobol/Syntax]
A data item used for storing numbers or number representations in a manner that permits these numbers to be increased or ...
currency symbol [Cobol/Syntax]
A character used in a PICTURE clause to indicate the position of a currency sign value in a numeric-edited item. A curre ...
currency-sign [Cobol/Syntax]
A character string that identifies the monetary units stored in a numeric-edited item. Typical examples are $, USD, and ...