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separator period [Cobol/Syntax]
A period (.) followed by a space used to delimit character strings.
separator semicolon [Cobol/Syntax]
A semicolon (;) followed by a space used to delimit character strings.
sequence structure [Cobol/Syntax]
A program processing logic in which a series of statements is executed in sequential order.
sequential access [Cobol/Syntax]
An access mode in which logical records are obtained from or placed into a file in a consecutive predecessor-to-successo ...
sequential file [Cobol/Syntax]
A file with sequential organization.
sequential organization [Cobol/Syntax]
The permanent logical file structure in which a record is identified by a predecessor-successor relationship established ...
serial search [Cobol/Syntax]
A search in which the members of a set are consecutively examined, beginning with the first member and ending with the l ...
sign condition [Cobol/Syntax]
The proposition (for which a truth value can be determined) that the algebraic value of a data item or an arithmetic exp ...
signature [Cobol/Syntax]
(1) The name of an operation and its parameters ...
simple condition [Cobol/Syntax]
Any single condition chosen from this set ...