Welcome to myCobol.ovh Monday, 29 September 2025, 06:08

myCobol.ovh Glossary
Categories all   ·   Context   ·   Concept   ·   Syntax   ·   Event   ·   Standards  
Subjects all   ·   Cobol  
Letters all  #  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z
Terms  77-level-description-entry   abend   access mode   alphabet-name   alphabetic   alphanumeric   alphanumeric character   alphanumeric-edited   alternate record key   ANSI   argument   arithmetic expression  ..more

truth value [Cobol/Syntax]
The representation of the result of the evaluation of a condition in terms of one of two values: true or false.
unary operator [Cobol/Syntax]
A plus (+) or a minus (-) sign that precedes a variable or a left parenthesis in an arithmetic expression and that has t ...
Unicode [Cobol/Standards]
A universal character encoding standard that supports the interchange, processing, and display of text that is written i ...
unit [Cobol/Syntax]
A module of direct access, the dimensions of which are determined by IBM.
unrestricted storage [Cobol/Context]
Storage below the 2-GB bar. It can be above or below the 16-MB line. If it is above the 16-MB line, it is addressable on ...
unsuccessful execution [Cobol/Event]
The attempted execution of a statement that does not result in the execution of all the operations specified by that sta ...
UPSI switch [Cobol/Syntax]
A program switch that performs the functions of a hardware switch. Eight are provided: UPSI-0 through UPSI-7.
user-defined word [Cobol/Syntax]
A COBOL word that must be supplied by the user to satisfy the format of a clause or statement.
variable [Cobol/Syntax]
A data item whose value can be changed by execution of the object program. A variable used in an arithmetic expression m ...
variable-length item [Cobol/Syntax]
A group item that contains a table described with the DEPENDING phrase of the OCCURS clause.