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Extensible Markup Language [Cobol/Concept]
See XML.
extensions [Cobol/Syntax]
COBOL syntax and semantics supported by IBM compilers in addition to those described in Standard COBOL 85.
external data [Cobol/Syntax]
The data that is described in a program as external data items and external file connectors.
external data item [Cobol/Syntax]
A data item that is described as part of an external record in one or more programs of a run unit and that can be refere ...
external data record [Cobol/Syntax]
A logical record that is described in one or more programs of a run unit and whose constituent data items can be referen ...
external decimal data item [Cobol/Syntax]
See zoned decimal data item and national decimal data item.
external floating-point data ite [Cobol/Syntax]
See display floating-point data item and national floating-point data item.
external program [Cobol/Syntax]
The outermost program. A program that is not nested.
external switch [Cobol/Syntax]
A hardware or software device, defined and named by the implementor, which is used to indicate that one of two alternate ...
figurative constant [Cobol/Syntax]
A compiler-generated value referenced through the use of certain reserved words.