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LINKAGE SECTION [Cobol/Syntax]
The section in the DATA DIVISION of the called program or invoked method that describes data items available from the ca ...
linker [Cobol/Syntax]
A term that refers to either the z/OS linkage editor or the z/OS binder.
literal [Cobol/Syntax]
A character string whose value is specified either by the ordered set of characters comprising the string or by the use ...
little-endian [Cobol/Concept]
The default format that Intel processors use to store binary data and UTF-16 characters. In this format, the most signif ...
local reference [Cobol/Syntax]
A reference to an object that is within the scope of your method.
LOCAL-STORAGE SECTION [Cobol/Syntax]
The section of the DATA DIVISION that defines storage that is allocated and freed on a per-invocation basis, depending o ...
locale [Cobol/Context]
A set of attributes for a program execution environment that indicates culturally sensitive considerations, such as char ...
logical operator [Cobol/Syntax]
One of the reserved words AND, OR, or NOT. In the formation of a condition, either AND, or OR, or both can be used as lo ...
logical record [Cobol/Syntax]
The most inclusive data item. The level-number for a record is 01. A record can be either an elementary item or a group ...
low-order end [Cobol/Syntax]
The rightmost character of a string of characters.