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native character set [Cobol/Syntax]
The implementor-defined character set associated with the computer specified in the OBJECT-COMPUTER paragraph.
native collating sequence [Cobol/Syntax]
The implementor-defined collating sequence associated with the computer specified in the OBJECT-COMPUTER paragraph.
native method [Cobol/Syntax]
A Java method with an implementation that is written in another programming language, such as COBOL.
negated combined condition [Cobol/Syntax]
The NOT logical operator immediately followed by a parenthesized combined condition. See also condition and combined con ...
negated simple condition [Cobol/Syntax]
The NOT logical operator immediately followed by a simple condition. See also condition and simple condition.
nested program [Cobol/Syntax]
A program that is directly contained within another program.
next executable sentence [Cobol/Syntax]
The next sentence to which control will be transferred after execution of the current statement is complete.
next executable statement [Cobol/Syntax]
The next statement to which control will be transferred after execution of the current statement is complete.
next record [Cobol/Syntax]
The record that logically follows the current record of a file.
noncontiguous items [Cobol/Syntax]
Elementary data items in the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION and LINKAGE SECTION that bear no hierarchic relationship to other d ...