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

Glossary
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CRE library
CRE library. See Common Run-Time Environment (CRE) library.
CRE program. A program that runs in the Common Run-Time Environment (CRE). If a
CRE program was compiled by the COBOL85 compiler, the directive ENV COMMON
or ENV LIBRARY was specified. Compare to non-CRE program.
CROSSREF utility program. The HP software product that produces cross-reference
listings of source programs. It can be used directly or initiated by a compiler directive.
currency sign. The character $.
currency symbol. The character defined by the CURRENCY SIGN clause in the SPECIAL-
NAMES paragraph or, if the program has no CURRENCY SIGN clause, the currency
sign.
current record. The record currently available in the record area associated with a file.
current record pointer. A conceptual entity that specifies the next record to be accessed in
a file.
data block. The smallest separately relocatable unit of data in an object file; in COBOL, a
collection of data that the COBOL compiler groups and names.
Data Definition Language (DDL). An HP language that describes the record and file
structures of a database. When a database is described in DDL, the DDL compiler can
create a COPY library for use in COBOL compilations and other libraries for other
languages.
data item. One of these:
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A unit of storage that can hold a character (or set of contiguous characters) or a
computational value defined as a unit of data by a COBOL program.
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The character, set of characters, or value that occupies such a unit of storage.
data-name. One of these:
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A user-defined word that names a data item described in a data description entry.
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In a syntax description, a word that you cannot subscript, index, or qualify unless
the explanation of the format says that you can.
data structure. A named contiguous set of data items (elementary items or other data
structures).