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external data record [Cobol/Syntax]
A logical record that is described in one or more programs of a run unit and whose constituent data items can be referen ...
external decimal data item [Cobol/Syntax]
See zoned decimal data item and national decimal data item.
external floating-point data ite [Cobol/Syntax]
See display floating-point data item and national floating-point data item.
external program [Cobol/Syntax]
The outermost program. A program that is not nested.
external switch [Cobol/Syntax]
A hardware or software device, defined and named by the implementor, which is used to indicate that one of two alternate ...
figurative constant [Cobol/Syntax]
A compiler-generated value referenced through the use of certain reserved words.
file clause [Cobol/Syntax]
A clause that appears as part of any of the following DATA DIVISION entries: file description entry (FD entry) and sort- ...
file connector [Cobol/Syntax]
A storage area that contains information about a file and is used as the linkage between a file-name and a physical file ...
file control entry [Cobol/Syntax]
A SELECT clause and all its subordinate clauses that declare the relevant physical attributes of a file.
file description entry [Cobol/Syntax]
An entry in the FILE SECTION of the DATA DIVISION that is composed of the level indicator FD, followed by a file-name, a ...