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- big-endian
[Cobol/Context]
- The default format that the mainframe and the AIX workstation use to store binary data and UTF-16 characters. In this fo ...
- binary item
[Cobol/Syntax]
- A numeric data item that is represented in binary notation (on the base 2 numbering system). The decimal equivalent cons ...
- binary search
[Cobol/Concept]
- A dichotomizing search in which, at each step of the search, the set of data elements is divided by two; some appropriat ...
- block
[Cobol/Syntax]
- A physical unit of data that is normally composed of one or more logical records. For mass storage files, a block can co ...
- breakpoint
[Cobol/Event]
- A place in a computer program, usually specified by an instruction, where external intervention or a monitor program can ...
- buffer
[Cobol/Concept]
- A portion of storage that is used to hold input or output data temporarily.
- built-in function
[Cobol/Syntax]
- See intrinsic function.
- byte
[Cobol/Syntax]
- A string that consists of a certain number of bits, usually eight, treated as a unit, and representing a character or a ...
- byte order mark
[Cobol/Syntax]
- (BOM ...