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language-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A system-name that specifies a particular programming language.
last-used state [Cobol/Syntax]
A state that a program is in if its internal values remain the same as when the program was exited (the values are not r ...
letter [Cobol/Syntax]
A character belonging to one of the following two sets ...
level indicator [Cobol/Syntax]
Two alphabetic characters that identify a specific type of file or a position in a hierarchy. The level indicators in th ...
level-number [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined word (expressed as a two-digit number) that indicates the hierarchical position of a data item or the spe ...
library text [Cobol/Syntax]
A sequence of text words, comment lines, the separator space, or the separator pseudo-text delimiter in a COBOL library.
library-name [Cobol/Syntax]
A user-defined word that names a COBOL library that the compiler is to use for compiling a given source program.
Lilian date [Cobol/Syntax]
The number of days since the beginning of the Gregorian calendar. Day one is Friday, October 15, 1582. The Lilian date f ...
linage-counter [Cobol/Syntax]
A special register whose value points to the current position within the page body.
link [Cobol/Syntax]
(1) The combination of the link connection (the transmission medium) and two link stations, one at each end of the link ...