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recursively capable [Cobol/Concept]
A program is recursively capable (can be called recursively) if the RECURSIVE attribute is on the PROGRAM-ID statement.
reel [Cobol/Syntax]
A discrete portion of a storage medium, the dimensions of which are determined by each implementor that contains part of ...
reentrant [Cobol/Concept]
The attribute of a program or routine that lets more than one user share a single copy of a load module.
reference format [Cobol/Context]
A format that provides a standard method for describing COBOL source programs.
reference modification [Cobol/Syntax]
A method of defining a new category alphanumeric, category DBCS, or category national data item by specifying the leftmo ...
reference-modifier [Cobol/Syntax]
A syntactically correct combination of character strings and separators that defines a unique data item. It includes a d ...
relation [Cobol/Syntax]
See relational operator or relation condition.
relation character [Cobol/Syntax]
A character that belongs to the following set ...
relation condition [Cobol/Syntax]
The proposition (for which a truth value can be determined) that the value of an arithmetic expression, data item, alpha ...
relational operator [Cobol/Syntax]
A reserved word, a relation character, a group of consecutive reserved words, or a group of consecutive reserved words a ...