TAL Reference Manual

Glossary
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stack register.
other source files by SOURCE directives, compose a compilation unit that you can
compile into an object file.
stack register. A register that contains the address of the last allocated word in the data
stack.
STACK statement. A statement that loads a value onto the register stack.
standard function. A built-in function that you can use for an operation such as type
transfer or address conversion.
standard indirect addressing. Data access through a standard (16-bit) pointer.
standard pointer. A 16-bit simple pointer or structure pointer. A standard pointer can
contain a 16-bit address in the user data segment.
statement. An executable sequence of keywords, operators, and values. A statement
performs a specific action such as assigning a value to a variable or calling a
procedure.
STORE statement. A statement that stores a value from a register stack element into a
variable.
STRING. A data type that requires a byte or word of storage and that can represent an
ASCII character or an 8-bit integer.
structure. A variable that can contain different kinds of variables of different data types. A
definition structure, a template structure, or a referral structure.
structure data item. An accessible structure field declared within a structure, including a
simple variable, array, substructure, simple pointer, structure pointer, or redefinition.
Contrast with structure item
structure item. Any structure field, including a structure data item, a bit filler, or a byte filler.
Also see structure data item
structure pointer. A variable that contains the address of a structure that you can access
with this structure pointer.
sublocal data. Data that you declare within a subprocedure; identifiers that are accessible
only from within that subprocedure.
subprocedure. A named sequence of machine instructions that is nested (declared) within
a procedure and that is callable only from within that procedure.
substructure. A structure that is nested (declared) within a structure or substructure.
SYMSERV. A process, integrated with the TAL compiler, that on request provides symbol-
table information to the object file for use by the Inspect and Crossref products.