COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.03+)

Glossary
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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comma separator
comma separator. A comma (,) followed by one or more spaces.
command interpreter. The operating system’s primary user interface to an HP computer
system, through which you can use system utilities and run programs.
comment. A line in a source program that begins with an asterisk (*) or a slash (/) in the
indicator area and contains any combination of ASCII characters in area A and area B.
comment-entry. An entry in the Identification Division that can be any combination of ASCII
characters.
common program. A program that is directly contained in another program that can be
called from any program directly or indirectly contained in that other program.
Common Run-Time Environment (CRE). A set of services implemented by the CRE
library that supports mixed-language programs. Compare to non-CRE environment.
Common Run-Time Environment (CRE) library. A collection of routines that supports
requests for services managed by the CRE, such as I-O and heap management, math
and string functions, exception handling, and error reporting. CRE library routines can
be called by HP C, HP COBOL, and pTAL user routines and run-time libraries.
compatible programs. Two programs are compatible if one can call the other. Compatible
programs must run in the same environment (the Common Run-Time Environment
(CRE) or the non-CRE environment) and on the same type of machine (TNS
architecture, TNS/R architecture, or TNS/E architecture).
compilation. The process of translating a source file to an object file; the joint activity of the
compiler and its processes.
compilation unit. A set of source files compiled in one call to a compiler, including any
compiler directives in the command that starts the compiler but not including any object
files that the compiler summons to resolve external references; in COBOL, one or
more source program
s.
compile time. The time at which a compiler translates a source file
into an object file.
compiler directive. An instruction to a compiler.
complex condition. A condition in which one or more logical operators act upon one or
more conditions. See abbreviated combined relation condition, negated simple
condition, and combined condition.
complex instruction-set computing (CISC). A processor architecture based on a large
instruction set, characterized by numerous addressing modes, multicycle machine
instructions, and many special-purpose instructions. Compare to reduced instruction-
set computing (RISC) and explicitly parallel instruction set computing (EPIC).