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system-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A COBOL word that is used to communicate with the operating environment.
table [Cobol/Syntax]
A set of logically consecutive items of data that are defined in the DATA DIVISION by means of the OCCURS clause.
table element [Cobol/Syntax]
A data item that belongs to the set of repeated items comprising a table.
text word [Cobol/Syntax]
A character or a sequence of contiguous characters between margin A and margin R in a COBOL library, source program, or ...
text-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined word that identifies library text.
trailer-label [Cobol/Syntax]
(1) A file or data-set label that follows the data records on a unit of recording medium ...
truth value [Cobol/Syntax]
The representation of the result of the evaluation of a condition in terms of one of two values: true or false.
unary operator [Cobol/Syntax]
A plus (+) or a minus (-) sign that precedes a variable or a left parenthesis in an arithmetic expression and that has t ...
unit [Cobol/Syntax]
A module of direct access, the dimensions of which are determined by IBM.
UPSI switch [Cobol/Syntax]
A program switch that performs the functions of a hardware switch. Eight are provided: UPSI-0 through UPSI-7.