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

Glossary
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NATIVE-n data format
NATIVE-n data format. NATIVE-2, NATIVE-4, and NATIVE-8 data formats, collectively.
negated combined condition. A combined condition, within parentheses, immediately
preceded by the NOT logical operator.
negated simple condition. A simple condition immediately preceded by the NOT logical
operator.
next executable sentence. The next sentence to which the process is to transfer control
after it finishes executing the current statement.
next executable statement. The next statement to which the process is to transfer control
after it finishes executing the current statement.
next record. The record that logically follows the current record of a file; if the file is being
accessed sequentially, the next record in the file; if the file is being accessed randomly,
the record to which the key of reference refers; if the file is being accessed
dynamically, the next record according to the key of reference.
nibble. Half of a byte or computer character, four bits.
nld utility. A utility that collects, links, and modifies code and data blocks from one or more
object files to produce a target TNS/R native object file. See also ld utility and eld
utility.
noft utility. A utility that reads and displays information from TNS/R native object files. See
also to enoft utility.
noncontiguous items. Elementary data items that bear no hierarchical relationship to other
items and that you describe in the Working-Storage, Extended-Storage, and Linkage
Sections of the Data Division:
•
Level 77 items
•
Level 01 items (each one of which is noncontiguous with respect to each other
one)
non-CRE environment. A set of services implemented by the COBOL85 run-time library
.
Without the CRE, HP C, HP COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal, or pTAL programs each have
their own language-specific run-time environments. These language-specific run-time
environments are often incompatible with each other. Compare to Common Run-Time
Environment (CRE).
non-CRE program. A program that runs in its own language-specific run-time environment
(as opposed to the CRE). If it is an HP COBOL program, it was compiled with the
COBOL85 compiler and the directive ENV OLD. Compare to CRE program.
nonexecutable object file. See linkfile.