COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Glossary
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
Glossary-9
delimiter
delimiter. A character or sequence of contiguous characters that identify the beginning or
end of a string of characters but are not part of the string of characters.
digit position. The amount of physical storage required to store a single digit, an amount
that depends on the USAGE of the data item described to hold the digit.
directive. An instruction to a compiler (also called a compiler directive).
directive line. In HP COBOL, a line in a source program that begins with a question mark
(?) and contains one or more compiler directives, separated by semicolon separators.
division. A division header followed by zero or more sections or paragraphs formed
according to specific rules; any of the four major parts of a COBOL program—
Identification, Environment, Data, and Procedure divisions.
division header. A combination of words, followed by a period (.), that indicates the
beginning of a division; any of:
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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
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ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
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DATA DIVISION.
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PROCEDURE DIVISION.
DLL. See dynamic-link library (DLL).
dynamic access. An access mode in which the process can read specific logical records
from a disk file sequentially or nonsequentially and write such records to the file
nonsequentially while the same OPEN statement is active for that file. Compare to
sequential access and random access.
dynamic file. A file whose COBOL file name is associated with its system file name at run
time.
dynamic-link library (DLL). A PIC
library of functions or data for use by other PIC loadfiles.
In UNIX, this type of file is called a shared object file or dynamic shared object (DSO).
EDIT. The HP text file editor program.
EDIT file. In the Guardian file system, an unstructured file with file code 101. An EDIT file
can be processed by either the EDIT or PS Text Edit (TEDIT) editor. An EDIT file
typically contains source program or script code, documentation, or program output.
Open System Services (OSS) functions can open an EDIT file only for reading.