| J | 
  
  
    | 
JUSTIFIED clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
    and Standard Alignment Rules
     | 
  
  
    | K | 
  
  
    | 
Keyword
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | L | 
  
  
    | 
LABEL RECORDS clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
LENGTH intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
Level-numbers #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
Level-numbers #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
    01 to 49
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    for records
     | 
  
  
    | 
LIB$ESTABLISH routine
     | 
  
  
    | 
LIB$REVERT routine
     | 
  
  
    | 
Library-name
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Library text, copying into source program
     | 
  
  
    | 
LINAGE clause #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
LINAGE clause #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
LINAGE-COUNTER
     | 
  
  
    | 
Line continuation
     | 
  
  
    | 
LINE NUMBER clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
    Report Writer
     | 
  
  
    | 
    sequence substitutions
     | 
  
  
    | 
Line Sequential files #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
Line Sequential files #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
    I-O mode
     | 
  
  
    | 
    REWRITE
     | 
  
  
    | 
Linear search of a table
     | 
  
  
    | 
Linkage Section
     | 
  
  
    | 
Literals
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    in arithmetic expressions
     | 
  
  
    | 
    numeric literals
     | 
  
  
    | 
        scientific notation
     | 
  
  
    | 
Location equivalence
     | 
  
  
    | 
LOCK-HOLDING phrase of the APPLY clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
LOCK MODE clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Locked records, deleting
     | 
  
  
    | 
Locking operations on files
     | 
  
  
    | 
Locking records
     | 
  
  
    | 
LOG intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
LOG10 intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
Logical data
     | 
  
  
    | 
    characteristics
     | 
  
  
    | 
LOW-VALUE
     | 
  
  
    | 
    figurative constant #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
    figurative constant #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
LOWER-CASE intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
Lowercase letters, compiler treatment of
     | 
  
  
    | 
LOWLIGHT clause
     | 
  
  
    | M | 
  
  
    | 
Magnetic tapes
     | 
  
  
    | 
    REEL
     | 
  
  
    | 
    UNIT
     | 
  
  
    | 
Major-minor equivalence technique
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Major-minor storage allocation
     | 
  
  
    | 
Manual record locking
     | 
  
  
    | 
MASS-INSERT phrase of the APPLY clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
/MATH_INTERMEDIATE=CIT3 qualifier
     | 
  
  
    | 
MATH_INTERMEDIATE=CIT4 qualifier
     | 
  
  
    | 
/MATH_INTERMEDIATE=FLOAT qualifier
     | 
  
  
    | 
MAX intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
MEAN intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
MEDIAN intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
MEMORY SIZE clause of OBJECT-COMPUTER paragraph
     | 
  
  
    | 
Memory size, documenting in a COBOL program
     | 
  
  
    | 
MERGE statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
Merging files #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
Merging files #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
    record transfer using the RETURN statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
MIDRANGE intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
Millennium date change
     | 
  
  
    | 
    ACCEPT statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
    CURRENT-DATE function
     | 
  
  
    | 
MIN intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
Mnemonic-name
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
MOD intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
MOVE statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
MULTIPLE FILE clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
    I-O-CONTROL paragraph
     | 
  
  
    | 
        syntax rules for
     | 
  
  
    | 
Multiple receiving fields
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Multiple record definitions
     | 
  
  
    | 
Multiple results
     | 
  
  
    | 
    See Multiple receiving fields
     | 
  
  
    | 
MULTIPLY statement
     | 
  
  
    | N | 
  
  
    | 
Name scoping
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Naming
     | 
  
  
    | 
    a COBOL program
     | 
  
  
    | 
    files in a COBOL program #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
    files in a COBOL program #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
National literals #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
National literals #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
National literals (ex.)
     | 
  
  
    | 
/NATIONALITY=JAPAN #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
/NATIONALITY=JAPAN #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
/NATIONALITY=JAPAN #3
     | 
  
  
    | 
/NATIONALITY=JAPAN #4
     | 
  
  
    | 
-nationality japan #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
-nationality japan #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
Native character set
     | 
  
  
    | 
Negated combined condition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Negated simple condition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Next executable statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
NEXT GROUP clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Nonnumeric data transfer
     | 
  
  
    | 
Nonnumeric literal
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
NOT ON SIZE ERROR phrase
     | 
  
  
    | 
    description of
     | 
  
  
    | 
Numeric data item
     | 
  
  
    | 
    maximum number of digit positions
     | 
  
  
    | 
Numeric data transfer
     | 
  
  
    | 
Numeric edited data item
     | 
  
  
    | 
    maximum number of digit positions
     | 
  
  
    | 
Numeric literals
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    scientific notation
     | 
  
  
    | 
NUMERIC test
     | 
  
  
    | 
NUMVAL-C intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
NUMVAL intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | O | 
  
  
    | 
OBJECT-COMPUTER paragraph #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
OBJECT-COMPUTER paragraph #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
OCCURS clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
    related to subscripting
     | 
  
  
    | 
ON EXCEPTION phrase
     | 
  
  
    | 
    for ACCEPT statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
    for CALL statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
ON SIZE ERROR phrase
     | 
  
  
    | 
    description of
     | 
  
  
    | 
OPEN statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
    effect on LINAGE values
     | 
  
  
    | 
Optional word
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
OPTIONS paragraph
     | 
  
  
    | 
Oracle CDD/Repository Data Types and Compaq COBOL Equivalents
     | 
  
  
    | 
ORD intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
ORD-MAX intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
ORD-MIN intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
ORGANIZATION clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Overlapping operands
     | 
  
  
    | P | 
  
  
    | 
PACKED-DECIMAL usage
     | 
  
  
    | 
Padding
     | 
  
  
    | 
    for Alpha alignment
     | 
  
  
    | 
PADDING CHARACTER clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
PAGE clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
PAGE-COUNTER option
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
PAGE FOOTING Group Presentation Rules, table
     | 
  
  
    | 
PAGE HEADING Group Presentation Rules, table
     | 
  
  
    | 
Paragraph
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Paragraph header
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Paragraph-name
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Parentheses
     | 
  
  
    | 
    in arithmetic expressions #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
    in arithmetic expressions #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
PERFORM statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
Period
     | 
  
  
    | 
    as separator
     | 
  
  
    | 
Physical data
     | 
  
  
    | 
    characteristics
     | 
  
  
    | 
PICTURE character-strings
     | 
  
  
    | 
PICTURE clause #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
PICTURE clause #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
    currency symbol
     | 
  
  
    | 
    editing methods
     | 
  
  
    | 
    symbol precedence rules
     | 
  
  
    | 
POINTER-64
     | 
  
  
    | 
POINTER SYNC data items
     | 
  
  
    | 
POINTER usage
     | 
  
  
    | 
Preallocation of disk blocks
     | 
  
  
    | 
PREALLOCATION phrase of the APPLY clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
PRESENT-VALUE intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
PRINT command
     | 
  
  
    | 
    for LINAGE files
     | 
  
  
    | 
    /NOFEED qualifier
     | 
  
  
    | 
PRINT-CONTROL phrase of the APPLY clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Print file
     | 
  
  
    | 
    format #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
    format #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
Procedure Division
     | 
  
  
    | 
    transfer of control within
     | 
  
  
    | 
    USING phrase
     | 
  
  
    | 
Program execution
     | 
  
  
    | 
    terminating with STOP statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
PROGRAM-ID paragraph
     | 
  
  
    | 
    and Compaq FUSE
     | 
  
  
    | 
Program-name
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Pseudo-text
     | 
  
  
    | 
    delimiter
     | 
  
  
    | Q | 
  
  
    | 
Qualification
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    in an identifier
     | 
  
  
    | 
Qualifiers
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    /INCLUDE
     | 
  
  
    | 
Quotation marks
     | 
  
  
    | 
QUOTE figurative constant
     | 
  
  
    | R | 
  
  
    | 
RAB
     | 
  
  
    | 
    See Record access block
     | 
  
  
    | 
RANDOM intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
RANGE intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
RD entries
     | 
  
  
    | 
READ statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
Record
     | 
  
  
    | 
    as a logical concept
     | 
  
  
    | 
    as a physical concept
     | 
  
  
    | 
    defining length of
     | 
  
  
    | 
    deleting from files
     | 
  
  
    | 
        when manually locked
     | 
  
  
    | 
    unit of transfer for
     | 
  
  
    | 
Record access
     | 
  
  
    | 
    using the READ statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
    using the RELEASE statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
    using the RETURN statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
    using the START statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
Record access block (RAB)
     | 
  
  
    | 
Record allocation
     | 
  
  
    | 
RECORD clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
RECORD DELIMITER clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Record description
     | 
  
  
    | 
    function of entry
     | 
  
  
    | 
    hierarchical structure
     | 
  
  
    | 
    level-numbers
     | 
  
  
    | 
RECORD KEY clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Record locking
     | 
  
  
    | 
    automatic
     | 
  
  
    | 
    manual
     | 
  
  
    | 
Record-name
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
RECORD statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
Record transfer
     | 
  
  
    | 
    using the WRITE statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
Recoverable files
     | 
  
  
    | 
    ROLLBACK
     | 
  
  
    | 
REDEFINES clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Reference modification
     | 
  
  
    | 
Relation condition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Relational operators
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definitions
     | 
  
  
    | 
Relative files #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
Relative files #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
    default number of I-O buffers for
     | 
  
  
    | 
    starting position in
     | 
  
  
    | 
Release notes
     | 
  
  
    | 
    where to find
     | 
  
  
    | 
RELEASE statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
REM intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
Removal operations for file media
     | 
  
  
    | 
RENAMES clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
REPLACE statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
Replacing characters in a data item
     | 
  
  
    | 
Replacing records (with REWRITE statement)
     | 
  
  
    | 
REPORT clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Report description entry
     | 
  
  
    | 
REPORT FOOTING Group Presentation Rules, table
     | 
  
  
    | 
Report group description
     | 
  
  
    | 
REPORT HEADING Group Presentation Rules, table
     | 
  
  
    | 
Report-name
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
Report Section of Data Division
     | 
  
  
    | 
Report Writer
     | 
  
  
    | 
    organization
     | 
  
  
    | 
Report Writer presentation rules, tables
     | 
  
  
    | 
REQUIRED clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Required words
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
RERUN clause of the I-O-CONTROL paragraph
     | 
  
  
    | 
    general rules for
     | 
  
  
    | 
    syntax rules for
     | 
  
  
    | 
RESERVE clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Reserved words
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    list of
     | 
  
  
    | 
/RESERVED_WORDS=200X
     | 
  
  
    | 
/RESERVED_WORDS=FOREIGN_EXTENSIONS
     | 
  
  
    | 
/RESERVED_WORDS=[NO]XOPEN
     | 
  
  
    | 
Resultant identifiers
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
    function of
     | 
  
  
    | 
RETURN-CODE special register #1
     | 
  
  
    | 
RETURN-CODE special register #2
     | 
  
  
    | 
RETURN-CODE special register #3
     | 
  
  
    | 
RETURN key, to shorten source lines
     | 
  
  
    | 
RETURN statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
REVERSE intrinsic function
     | 
  
  
    | 
REVERSE-VIDEO clause
     | 
  
  
    | 
Rewind operations for file media
     | 
  
  
    | 
REWRITE statement
     | 
  
  
    | 
RMS
     | 
  
  
    | 
    file extension
     | 
  
  
    | 
RMS-CURRENT-FILENAME register
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
RMS-CURRENT-STS register
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
RMS-CURRENT-STV register
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
RMS-FILENAME item
     | 
  
  
    | 
    definition
     | 
  
  
    | 
ROLLBACK
     | 
  
  
    | 
Rounding off arithmetic results
     | 
  
  
    | 
Run-time environment, documenting
     |