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module definition file [Cobol/Syntax]
A file that describes the code segments within a load module.
MPP [Cobol/Syntax]
See message-processing program.
multitasking [Cobol/Concept]
A mode of operation that provides for the concurrent, or interleaved, execution of two or more tasks.
multithreading [Cobol/Concept]
Concurrent operation of more than one path of execution within a computer. Synonymous with multiprocessing.
name [Cobol/Syntax]
A word (composed of not more than 30 characters) that defines a COBOL operand.
namespace [Cobol/Syntax]
See XML namespace.
national character [Cobol/Syntax]
(1) A UTF-16 character in a USAGE NATIONAL data item or national literal ...
national character position [Cobol/Syntax]
See character position.
national data item [Cobol/Syntax]
A data item of category national, national-edited, or numeric-edited of USAGE NATIONAL.
national decimal data item [Cobol/Syntax]
An external decimal data item that is described implicitly or explicitly as USAGE NATIONAL and that contains a valid com ...