COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Glossary
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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COBOLLIB
COBOLLIB. The object file of utility routines for HP COBOL, including
COBOLSPOOLOPEN, COBOLFILEINFO, CREATEPROCESS, and the Saved
Message Utility (SMU) routines.
code block. In COBOL, the object code that the compiler generates from a single source
program; in binding or linking, the smallest separately relocatable unit of code in an
object file.
collating sequence. The order of the characters of a character set, for the purpose of
sorting, merging, or comparing.
column. A character position within a print line. The leftmost character position is column 1.
combined condition. Two or more conditions connected by the logical operator AND or
OR.
comma separator. A comma (,) followed by one or more spaces.
command interpreter. The operating system’s primary user interface to an HP computer
system, through which you can use system utilities and run programs.
comment. A line in a source program that begins with an asterisk (*) or a slash (/) in the
indicator area and contains any combination of ASCII characters in area A and area B.
comment-entry. An entry in the Identification Division that can be any combination of ASCII
characters.
common program. A program that is directly contained in another program that can be
called from any program directly or indirectly contained in that other program.
Common Run-Time Environment (CRE). A set of services implemented by the CRE
library that supports mixed-language programs. Compare to non-CRE environment.
Common Run-Time Environment (CRE) library. A collection of routines that supports
requests for services managed by the CRE, such as I-O and heap management, math
and string functions, exception handling, and error reporting. CRE library routines can
be called by HP C, HP COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal, and pTAL user routines and run-
time libraries.
compatible programs. Two programs are compatible if one can call the other. Compatible
programs must run in the same environment (the Common Run-Time Environment
(CRE) or the non-CRE environment) and on the same type of machine (TNS
architecture, TNS/R architecture, or TNS/E architecture).
compilation. The process of translating a source file to an object file; the joint activity of the
compiler and its processes.