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priority-number [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined word that classifies sections in the PROCEDURE DIVISION for purposes of segmentation. Segment numbers can ...
procedure branching statement [Cobol/Syntax]
A statement that causes the explicit transfer of control to a statement other than the next executable statement in the ...
PROCEDURE DIVISION [Cobol/Syntax]
The COBOL division that contains instructions for solving a problem.
procedure-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined word that is used to name a paragraph or section in the PROCEDURE DIVISION. It consists of a paragraph-na ...
procedure-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 PROCEDURE-POINTER ...
program [Cobol/Syntax]
(1) A sequence of instructions suitable for processing by a computer. Processing may include the use of a compiler to pr ...
program identification entry [Cobol/Syntax]
In the PROGRAM-ID paragraph of the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION, an entry that contains clauses that specify the program-name ...
program-name [Cobol/Syntax]
In the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION and the end program marker, a user-defined word or alphanumeric literal that identifies a ...
pseudo-text [Cobol/Syntax]
A sequence of text words, comment lines, or the separator space in a source program or COBOL library bounded by, but not ...
pseudo-text delimiter [Cobol/Syntax]
Two contiguous equal sign characters (==) used to delimit pseudo-text.