COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Glossary
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paragraph
paragraph. In the Procedure Division, a paragraph-name followed by a period (.) and zero,
one, or more sentences; in the Identification Division or Environment Division, a
paragraph header followed by zero, one, or more entries.
paragraph header. A reserved word, followed by a period (.), that indicates the beginning of
a paragraph in the Identification Division or Environment Division. The paragraph
headers in the Identification Division are:
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PROGRAM-ID
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AUTHOR
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INSTALLATION
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DATE-WRITTEN
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DATE-COMPILED
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SECURITY
The paragraph headers in the Environment Division are:
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SOURCE-COMPUTER
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OBJECT-COMPUTER
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SPECIAL-NAMES
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FILE-CONTROL
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I-O-CONTROL
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RECEIVE-CONTROL
paragraph-name. A user-defined word that identifies and begins a paragraph in the
Procedure Division.
parameter. A name specified in a prepared command for which the user substitutes a value
when executing the command.
pathname. In the Open System Services (OSS) file system and Network File System
(NFS), the string of characters that uniquely identifies a file within its file system. A
pathname can be either relative or absolute. See also ISO/IEC IS 9945-1:1990
(ANSI/IEEE Std. 1003.1-1990 or POSIX.1), Clause 2.2.2.57.
Pathway/TS. An HP product that provides tools for developing and interpreting screen
programs to support online transaction processing (OLTP) applications in the Guardian
environment on NonStop systems. Pathway/TS screen programs communicate with
terminals and intelligent devices. Pathway/TS includes the TCP, the SCREEN COBOL
compiler and run-time environment, and the SCREEN COBOL Utility Program (SCUP).
It requires the services of the identifier product.
period separator. A sequence of two or more characters where the first one is a period,
and the remaining ones are spaces.
phrase. An ordered set of one or more consecutive COBOL character-strings that form a
portion of a COBOL procedural statement or of a COBOL clause.
physical record. See block.