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reserved word [Cobol/Syntax]
A COBOL word that is specified in the list of words that can be used in a COBOL source program, but that must not appear ...
resultant identifier [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined data item that is to contain the result of an arithmetic operation.
routine [Cobol/Syntax]
A set of statements in a COBOL program that causes the computer to perform an operation or series of related operations. ...
routine-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined word that identifies a procedure written in a language other than COBOL.
run time [Cobol/Syntax]
The time at which an object program is executed. Synonymous with object time.
run unit [Cobol/Syntax]
A stand-alone object program, or several object programs, that interact by means of COBOL CALL or INVOKE statements and ...
runtime environment [Cobol/Syntax]
The environment in which a COBOL program executes.