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source computer entry [Cobol/Syntax]
An entry in the SOURCE-COMPUTER paragraph of the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION; this entry contains clauses that describe the com ...
source item [Cobol/Syntax]
An identifier designated by a SOURCE clause that provides the value of a printable item.
source program [Cobol/Syntax]
Although a source program can be represented by other forms and symbols, in this document the term always refers to a sy ...
source unit [Cobol/Syntax]
A unit of COBOL source code that can be separately compiled: a program or a class definition. Also known as a compilatio ...
SOURCE-COMPUTER [Cobol/Syntax]
The name of an ENVIRONMENT DIVISION paragraph in which the computer environment, where the source program is compiled, i ...
special character [Cobol/Syntax]
A character that belongs to the following set ...
special names entry [Cobol/Syntax]
An entry in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph of the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION; this entry provides means for specifying the curren ...
special registers [Cobol/Syntax]
Certain compiler-generated storage areas whose primary use is to store information produced in conjunction with the use ...
SPECIAL-NAMES [Cobol/Syntax]
The name of an ENVIRONMENT DIVISION paragraph in which environment-names are related to user-specified mnemonic-names.
structured programming [Cobol/Concept]
A technique for organizing and coding a computer program in which the program comprises a hierarchy of segments, each se ...