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class-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined word that is defined in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph of the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION; this word assigns a name ...
clause [Cobol/Syntax]
An ordered set of consecutive COBOL character strings whose purpose is to specify an attribute of an entry.
COBOL character set [Cobol/Syntax]
The set of characters used in writing COBOL syntax. The complete COBOL character set consists of the characters listed b ...
code point [Cobol/Syntax]
A unique bit pattern that is defined in a coded character set (code page). Graphic symbols and control characters are as ...
coded character set [Cobol/Syntax]
A set of unambiguous rules that establish a character set and the relationship between the characters of the set and the ...
coded character set identifier [Cobol/Syntax]
(CCSID ...
collating sequence [Cobol/Syntax]
The sequence in which the characters that are acceptable to a computer are ordered for purposes of sorting, merging, com ...
column [Cobol/Syntax]
A byte position within a print line or within a reference format line. The columns are numbered from 1, by 1, starting a ...
combined condition [Cobol/Syntax]
A condition that is the result of connecting two or more conditions with the AND or the OR logical operator. See also co ...
comment line [Cobol/Syntax]
A source program line represented by an asterisk (*) in the indicator area of the line and any characters from the chara ...