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ENVIRONMENT DIVISION [Cobol/Syntax]
One of the four main component parts of a COBOL program, class definition, or method definition. The ENVIRONMENT DIVISIO ...
environment variable [Cobol/Syntax]
Any of a number of variables that define some aspect of the computing environment, and are accessible to programs that o ...
environment-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A name, specified by IBM, that identifies system logical units, printer and card punch control characters, report codes, ...
execution time [Cobol/Concept]
See run time.
execution-time environment [Cobol/Concept]
See runtime environment.
expanded date field [Cobol/Syntax]
A date field containing an expanded (four-digit) year. See also date field and expanded year.
expanded year [Cobol/Syntax]
A date field that consists only of a four-digit year. Its value includes the century: for example, 1998. Compare with wi ...
explicit scope terminator [Cobol/Syntax]
A reserved word that terminates the scope of a particular PROCEDURE DIVISION statement.
exponent [Cobol/Syntax]
A number that indicates the power to which another number (the base) is to be raised. Positive exponents denote multipli ...
expression [Cobol/Syntax]
An arithmetic or conditional expression.