COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Glossary
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space separator
space separator. A sequence of one or more space characters (which are not part of some
other separator) used as a separator.
special character. One of:
special-character word. A reserved word that is an arithmetic operator or a relation
character.
SPECIAL-NAMES. The name of an Environment Division paragraph in which you can
assign mnemonic-names you choose to certain implementor-names, define a currency
symbol other than dollar sign ($), and exchange the function of commas and periods in
both PICTURE character-strings and numeric literals.
special register. Storage areas the compiler generates primarily to store information
produced by certain COBOL features.
spooler. A set of processes that act as an interface between a process and a print device.
SQL. Structured Query Language.
SQL Compiler Interface (SCI). Embedded SQL statement processor.
SRL. See shared run-time library (SRL)
.
standard addressing. Referencing a data item
or parameter by using a 16-bit address
(also called 16-bit addressing). Compare to extended addressing.
standard data format. A way to express the characteristics or properties of data as it would
appear on a printed page of infinite length and breadth rather than as the form in which
the computer or a particular external medium stores the data.
statement. A syntactically valid combination of character-strings and separators beginning
with a verb.
Character Meaning Character Meaning
+ Plus sign ; Semicolon
- Minus sign . Period (decimal point)
* Asterisk " Quotation mark
/ Slash (slant, virgule) ( Left parenthesis
= Equal sign ) Right parenthesis
$ Currency sign > Greater than symbol
, Comma (decimal point) < Less than symbol