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

Glossary
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simple condition
simple condition. Any single condition that is either:
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Relation condition
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class condition
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condition-name condition
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switch-status condition
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sign condition
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Simple condition enclosed in parentheses
single-language program. A program in which all routines are written in the same
programming language.
sort file. One of:
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A collection of records for a process to sort during the execution of a SORT
statement
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A file declared in the sort-merge file description entry and created and used only by
the sort function
sort-merge file description entry. An entry in the File Section of the Data Division
composed of the level indicator SD followed by a file name and then a set of file
clauses, as required.
SOURCE-COMPUTER. The name of an Environment Division paragraph that describes the
computer environment in which you can compile the source program.
source file. A file that consists of one or more source programs.
source library file. A file containing source code that a compiler can copy into a source
program when specified by a COPY statement in COBOL.
source program. A set of COBOL statement
s, headers, entries, and comments that
includes the Identification Division, Environment Division, Data Division, and Procedure
Division, in that order, and optionally includes compiler directive
s.
space separator. A sequence of one or more space characters (which are not part of some
other separator) used as a separator.