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

Glossary
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nonnumeric literal
nonnumeric literal. A character-string, delimited by quotation marks, that can include any
ASCII character (with any quotation mark within the character-string represented by
two contiguous quotation marks).
non-PIC. See position-dependent code (non-PIC).
nonshared code. See position-dependent code (non-PIC).
NonStop operating system. See HP NonStop™ operating system.
NonStop Series architecture. See TNS architecture.
NonStop Series/Itanium architecture. See TNS/E architecture.
NonStop Series/RISC architecture. See TNS/R architecture.
numeric character. Any of the digits 0 through 9.
numeric-edited item. A data item described to contain numeric characters and the special
editing signs, which are: B, P, Z, CR, DB, plus (+), minus (–), asterisk (*), slash (/),
dollar sign ($), period (.), and comma (,).
numeric item. A data item described to contain only numeric characters and, if signed, a
plus sign (+), minus sign (–), or other representation of an operational sign.
numeric literal. A string of these characters:
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One or more digits (required)
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A decimal point in any character position except the rightmost (optional)
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An algebraic sign in the leftmost character position (optional)
OBEY command file. An EDIT file that contains a series of commands and serves as a
source of command input.
OBJECT-COMPUTER. The name of an Environment Division paragraph that describes the
computer environment in which you can execute the object program.
object file. A file generated by a compiler, binder, or linker that contains machine
instructions and other information needed to construct the executable code spaces and
initial data for a process. The file can be a complete program that is ready for
immediate execution (an executable object file), or it can be incomplete and require
binding or linking with other object files before execution (a nonexecutable object file).
An object file can contain more than one object program.
object library. An object file to be used as a source of object programs for binding or
linking.
object of entry. A set of operands and reserved words that immediately follows the subject
of a Data Division entry.