Intel Fortran Language Reference - NCI National Facility

Intel Fortran Language Reference
driver program
A program that is the user interface to the language compiler. It accepts command options and file
names and causes one or more language utilities or system programs to process each file.
dummy aliasing
The sharing of memory locations between dummy (formal) arguments and other dummy
arguments or COMMON variables that are assigned.
dummy argument
A variable whose name appears in the parenthesized list following the procedure name in a
FUNCTION statement, a SUBROUTINE statement, an ENTRY statement, or a statement function
statement. A dummy argument takes the value of the corresponding actual argument in the calling
program unit (through argument association). Also called a formal argument. See also actual
argument.
dummy array
A dummy argument that is an array.
dummy procedure
A dummy argument that is specified as a procedure or appears in a procedure reference. The
corresponding actual argument must be a procedure.
Dynamic Link Library (DLL)
A separate source module compiled and linked independently of the applications that use it.
Applications access the DLL through procedure calls. The code for a DLL is not included in the
user's executable image, but the compiler automatically modifies the executable image to point to
DLL procedures at run time.
E
edit descriptor
A descriptor in a format specification. It can be a data edit descriptor, control edit descriptor, or
string edit descriptor. See also control edit descriptor, data edit descriptor, and string edit
descriptor.
element
See array element.
elemental
Pertains to an intrinsic operation, intrinsic procedure, or assignment statement that is
independently applied to either of the following:
• The elements of an array
• Corresponding elements of a set of conformable arrays and scalars
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