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punctuation character [Cobol/Syntax]
A character that belongs to the following set ...
QSAM [Cobol/Concept]
(queued sequential access method ...
qualified data-name [Cobol/Syntax]
An identifier that is composed of a data-name followed by one or more sets of either of the connectives OF and IN follow ...
qualifier [Cobol/Syntax]
(1) A data-name or a name associated with a level indicator that is used in a reference either together with another dat ...
random access [Cobol/Syntax]
An access mode in which the program-specified value of a key data item identifies the logical record that is obtained fr ...
record [Cobol/Syntax]
See logical record.
record area [Cobol/Syntax]
A storage area allocated for the purpose of processing the record described in a record description entry in the FILE SE ...
record description [Cobol/Syntax]
See record description entry.
record description entry [Cobol/Syntax]
The total set of data description entries associated with a particular record. Synonymous with record description.
record key [Cobol/Syntax]
A key whose contents identify a record within an indexed file.