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

Glossary
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library-name
library-name. A user-defined word that names a COPY library file for the compiler to copy
text from during a compilation.
LINAGE-COUNTER. A special register that the compiler generates for each file description
that has a LINAGE clause. At any given time, a LINAGE-COUNTER contains the value
of the current line number within the current page body.
line sequential file. A file that has line sequential organization (code 180) that is compatible
with the system text editor of the Open System Services (OSS) environment (also
called OSS ASCII text file).
LINE-COUNTER. A special register that is not available in HP COBOL.
Linkage Section. A section of the Data Division in a called program that describes data
items available from the calling program (the items to which both programs can refer).
linkfile. An object file that requires linking with other object files before execution (also
called a nonexecutable object file). Compare to loadfile.
linking. The operation of examining, collecting, connecting, and modifying code blocks and
data blocks from one or more object files to produce one target file.
literal. A character-string whose ordered set of characters implies its value.
loadfile. An object file that is ready for immediate execution (also called an executable
object file). Compare to linkfile. Program files, user libraries, shared run-time libraries,
and dynamic link libraries are loadfiles.
loading. The operation of mapping an object file into the memory of a process.
local name. A name that is not global, and therefore, can be referenced only by the
program that declares it. Compare to global name.
logical page. A conceptual page
of a report consisting of a top margin area, a body
(including a footing area
), and a bottom margin; all governed by the LINAGE clause of
the file description entry.
logical operator. Any of these reserved words:
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AND (logical connector)
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OR (logical connector)
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NOT (logical negation)
logical record. The most inclusive data item, either an elementary item or data structure
that has a level number of 01; in the File Section, the unit of data read from, written to
or removed from a file by a single READ, WRITE, REWRITE, or DELETE statement.
low PIN. A process identification number (PIN) that ranges from 0 through 254. Compare to
high PIN.