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floating-point data item [Cobol/Syntax]
A numeric data item that contains a fraction and an exponent. Its value is obtained by multiplying the fraction by the b ...
format [Cobol/Syntax]
A specific arrangement of a set of data.
function [Cobol/Syntax]
A temporary data item whose value is determined at the time the function is referenced during the execution of a stateme ...
function-identifier [Cobol/Syntax]
A syntactically correct combination of character strings and separators that references a function. The data item repres ...
function-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A word that names the mechanism whose invocation, along with required arguments, determines the value of a function.
function-pointer data item [Cobol/Syntax]
A data item in which a pointer to an entry point can be stored. A data item defined with the USAGE IS FUNCTION-POINTER c ...
global name [Cobol/Syntax]
A name that is declared in only one program but that can be referenced from the program and from any program contained w ...
global reference [Cobol/Syntax]
A reference to an object that is outside the scope of a method.
group item [Cobol/Syntax]
(1) A data item that is composed of subordinate data items. See alphanumeric group item and national group item ...
grouping separator [Cobol/Syntax]
A character used to separate units of digits in numbers for ease of reading. The default is the character comma.