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record number [Cobol/Syntax]
The ordinal number of a record in the file whose organization is sequential.
record-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined word that names a record described in a record description entry in the DATA DIVISION of a COBOL program.
recording mode [Cobol/Syntax]
The format of the logical records in a file. Recording mode can be F (fixed length), V (variable length), S (spanned), o ...
recursion [Cobol/Concept]
A program calling itself or being directly or indirectly called by one of its called programs.
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 ...