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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 ...
single-byte character set [Cobol/Syntax]
A set of characters in which each character is represented by a single byte. See also ASCII and EBCDIC (Extended Binary- ...
slack bytes [Cobol/Syntax]
Bytes inserted between data items or records to ensure correct alignment of some numeric items. Slack bytes contain no m ...
sort file [Cobol/Syntax]
A collection of records to be sorted by a SORT statement. The sort file is created and can be used by the sort function ...
sort-merge file description entr [Cobol/Syntax]
An entry in the FILE SECTION of the DATA DIVISION that is composed of the level indicator SD, followed by a file-name, a ...