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procedure-pointer data item [Cobol/Syntax]
A data item in which a pointer to an entry point can be stored. A data item defined with the USAGE IS PROCEDURE-POINTER ...
process [Cobol/Event]
The course of events that occurs during the execution of all or part of a program. Multiple processes can run concurrent ...
program [Cobol/Syntax]
(1) A sequence of instructions suitable for processing by a computer. Processing may include the use of a compiler to pr ...
program identification entry [Cobol/Syntax]
In the PROGRAM-ID paragraph of the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION, an entry that contains clauses that specify the program-name ...
program-name [Cobol/Syntax]
In the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION and the end program marker, a user-defined word or alphanumeric literal that identifies a ...
pseudo-text [Cobol/Syntax]
A sequence of text words, comment lines, or the separator space in a source program or COBOL library bounded by, but not ...
pseudo-text delimiter [Cobol/Syntax]
Two contiguous equal sign characters (==) used to delimit pseudo-text.
punctuation character [Cobol/Syntax]
A character that belongs to the following set ...