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PROGRAM VERBS
Verbs which cause the processor to generate machine instructions which will be part of the object program.
QUALIFICATION
With reference to Commercial Translator names, the technique of modifying a name by the addition of another name in order to make it unique, in accordance with the rules given in Chapter 2 of this manual. A qualified name is generally known as a compound name.
RECORD
In the Commercial Translator system, a sequence of data which can be made accessible to the system by the verb GET. A record usually consists of a number of fields.
RELATIONAL EXPRESSION
In the Commercial Translator language, an expression that describes a relationship between two terms. E.g., A IS GREATER THAN B, or X IS EQUAL TO 10.
ROUND
To shorten a number by applying some rule to adjust the least significant remaining digit. In the Commercial Translator system, this digit is increased by 1 when the part removed is greater than or equal to one-half. Thus, in the decimal system the number 126.5027 would be rounded to 127, because the last number removed is 5 or greater. Rounding need not occur just at decimal points. For a 6-position field the number would be rounded to 126.503; for a 2-position field it would be rounded to 13, which would be understood to be 130.
ROUTINE
In the Commercial Translator system, a sequence of one or more instructions used to perform some operation. A procedure or subroutine.
SECTION
In the Commercial Translator language, one or more consecutive sentences defined in accordance with the instructions governing the BEGIN SECTION and END commands, as explained in Chapter 3 of this manual.
SENTENCE
In the Commercial Translator language, a complete statement specifying one or more operations, in accordance with the rules given in Chapter 2 of this manual. It is always terminated by a period.
SOURCE LANGUAGE
As used in this manual, the Commercial Translator language.
SOURCE PROGRAM
As used in this manual, a program written in the Commercial Translator language.
STATEMENT
As used in this manual, a clause or a sentence.
STORAGE
A medium in which data may be retained. Storage may be internal or external. Main storage—the principal internal area in which data is retained for active use within a data processing system. Auxiliary storage—a supplementary storage medium, less active in use than main storage, in which data may be retained; data in auxiliary storage can be addressed directly by the system, but access is generally slower than to main storage.
STORED PROGRAM
A data processing program which is stored internally, within a data processing system. The program itself occupies storage in the same manner as the data used in the program and may be treated as if it were data.
SUBROUTINE
In the Commercial Translator system, a sequence of one or more instructions used to perform some operation. A procedure or routine.
SUBSCRIPT
An integer used to identify a particular item in a list or table, in accordance with the rules specified in Chapter 2 of this manual. It may be written in a Commercial Translator program as a numeric literal, a data-name, or a limited form of arithmetic expression.