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Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V4.2 Programming Guide

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Term usedz/<strong>OS</strong> UNIX ®Long <strong>for</strong>mz/<strong>OS</strong> UNIX System ServicesIn addition to these abbreviated terms, the term ″Standard <strong>COBOL</strong> 85″ is used torefer to the combination of the following standards:v ISO 1989:1985, <strong>Programming</strong> languages - <strong>COBOL</strong>vvvvvISO/IEC 1989/AMD1:1992, <strong>Programming</strong> languages - <strong>COBOL</strong>: Intrinsic functionmoduleISO/IEC 1989/AMD2:1994, <strong>Programming</strong> languages - Correction andclarification amendment <strong>for</strong> <strong>COBOL</strong>ANSI INCITS 23-1985, <strong>Programming</strong> Languages - <strong>COBOL</strong>ANSI INCITS 23a-1989, <strong>Programming</strong> Languages - Intrinsic Function Module <strong>for</strong><strong>COBOL</strong>ANSI INCITS 23b-1993, <strong>Programming</strong> Language - Correction Amendment <strong>for</strong><strong>COBOL</strong>The ISO standards are identical to the American National standards.Other terms, if not commonly understood, are shown in italics the first time thatthey appear, and are listed in the glossary.Comparison of commonly used termsTo better understand the terms used throughout the IBM z/<strong>OS</strong> LanguageEnvironment and IBM <strong>Enterprise</strong> <strong>COBOL</strong> <strong>for</strong> z/<strong>OS</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation, and to understandwhich terms are meant to be equivalent, see the following table.Language Environment termAggregateArrayArray elementEnclaveExternal dataLocal dataPass parameters directly, by valuePass parameters indirectly, byreferencePass parameters indirectly, by valueRoutineScalar<strong>Enterprise</strong> <strong>COBOL</strong> equivalentGroup itemA table created using the OCCURS clauseTable elementRun unitWORKING-STORAGE data defined using the EXTERNALclauseAny non-EXTERNAL data itemBY VALUEBY REFERENCEBY CONTENTProgramElementary itemHow to read syntax diagramsUse the following description to read the syntax diagrams in this in<strong>for</strong>mation.v Read the syntax diagrams from left to right, from top to bottom, following thepath of the line.The >>--- symbol indicates the beginning of a syntax diagram.xvi<strong>Enterprise</strong> <strong>COBOL</strong> <strong>for</strong> z/<strong>OS</strong> <strong>V4.2</strong> <strong>Programming</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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