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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 ...
comment-entry [Cobol/Syntax]
An entry in the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION that can be any combination of characters from the character set of the computer ...
common program [Cobol/Syntax]
A program that, despite being directly contained within another program, can be called from any program directly or indi ...
compatible date field [Cobol/Syntax]
The meaning of the term compatible, when applied to date fields, depends on the COBOL division in which the usage occurs ...
compile [Cobol/Concept]
(1) To translate a program expressed in a high-level language into a program expressed in an intermediate language, asse ...
compile time [Cobol/Concept]
The time at which COBOL source code is translated, by a COBOL compiler, to a COBOL object program.