COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Glossary
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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at-end condition
at-end condition. A condition that occurs at these times:
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During the execution of a READ statement for a sequential file, when no more
records exist
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During the execution of a RETURN statement, when no next logical record exists
for the associated sort file or merge file
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During the execution of a SEARCH statement, when the search ends without
satisfying a condition specified in any of the associated WHEN phrases
BIND. A program invoked during system generation that creates TNS object (file code 100)
system code files and system library files.
Binder. A programming utility that combines one or more compilation units’ TNS object
code files to create an executable TNS object code file for a TNS program or library.
Used only with TNS object files.
BINSERV. The form of Binder that the COBOL85 compiler uses.
block. A grouping of one or more system enclosures that an HP NonStop™ S-series
system recognizes and supports as one unit. A block can consist of either one
processor enclosure, one I/O enclosure, or one processor enclosure with one or more
I/O enclosures attached.
On disk, a block is a physical unit of data composed of one or more logical records and
their associated control information transferred between the file system and a disk
volume as a unit. A record cannot span blocks. See also data block and code block.
On tape, a block is a physical record.
body. See page body.
bottom margin. An empty area of a logical page that follows the page body.
C85LIB. The object file
that contains the COBOL85 run-time routines that can be bound into
the executable object file
built from a COBOL program.
called program. A program whose name appears in a CALL or ENTER statement in a
calling program.
calling program. A program that contains a CALL or ENTER statement.
character. The basic, indivisible unit of data or of source program text in the COBOL
language.
character position. The amount of physical storage required to store in standard data
format a single character of a data item whose usage is DISPLAY (one byte).
character-string. A sequence of contiguous characters that form a COBOL word, literal,
PICTURE character-string, or comment-entry.