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TRUNCATED
Shortened by dropping the less significant digits of a number, as opposed to rounded. (See ROUND.) E.g., the number 2063.78 becomes 2063.7 when truncated, 2063.8 when rounded.
TRUTH FUNCTION
An expression consisting of the truth operator TR, followed by a conditional expression, in accordance with the rules given in Chapter 2 of this manual. A truth function acquires a value of 1 if the conditional expression is true, a value of 0 if the expression is false.
UNARY OPERATOR
An operator which refers to a single data-name or parenthetical expression; e.g., ABS is a unary operator.
VARIABLE
In the Commercial Translator system, a field in storage which may contain different values at different times during the running of the object program.
VERB
In the Commercial Translator language, one of a selected list of words that cause a data processing system to take an action. (See Chapter 3 of this manual.)
WORD
In the Commercial Translator language, a basic unit of the language, serving the same general purposes as words in other languages. Machine word—a subdivision of storage having a fixed size.