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COBOL_Attributes_Table

   The following table lists the SCA symbol classes and their
   corresponding meanings in COBOL.

   SCA Symbol Classes and Equivalent COBOL Language Terminology

   SCA Term       COBOL Term     Explanation

   Argument       Program
                  argument

   Component,     Group item
   Field

   Constant,                     A character string whose value is
   Literal                       specified by the ordered set of
                                 characters it contains, or a reserve
                                 word that is a figurative constant;
                                 for example, "1.234E7", ZERO

   Exception      N/A

   File           File           A file used during the compilation

   Function,      Program        A program
   Procedure,
   Program,
   Routine,
   Subroutine

   Generic        N/A

   Keyword        Keyword        A PDF keyword

   Label          Paragraph-
                  name or
                  section-name

   Macro          N/A

   Module,        N/A
   Package

   Placeholder    Placeholder    An LSE placeholder

   Psect          PSECT

   Tag            Tag            A PDF tag

   Task           N/A

   Type           Datatype

   Unbound                       Symbols in conditional compilation
                                 lines

   Variable       Data item



   The following table lists the SCA occurrence classes and their
   corresponding meanings in COBOL.


   SCA Occurrence Classes and Equivalent COBOL Language Terminology

   SCA Term       COBOL Term     Explanation

   Primary        Declaration    Data declarations, program ids

   Associated                    Implicit declarations of called
                                 programs the first time they are
                                 seen

   Declaration    Declaration    Both primary and associated
                                 declarations

   Read, Fetch    FETCH

   Write, Store   STORE

   Address,       N/A
   Pointer

   Call           CALL

   Command_line                  A file specified on the command
                                 line, for example, COBOL foo.cob

   Include        COPY

   Precompiled    N/A

   Reference      Reference      Any nondeclaration

   Explicit                      A variable declared by the user

   Implicit                      A variable automatically defined by
                                 the compiler

   Visible                       Not hidden

   Hidden                        Hidden occurrences may be due to
                                 default conditions (for example,
                                 PIC 9(4) is given the DISPLAY TYPE)
                                 or within complex statement (for
                                 example, COMPUTE and hidden write
                                 references).

   Compilation_   SCP
   unit           separately
                  compiled unit



   The following table lists the SCA domain classes and their
   corresponding meanings in COBOL.

   SCA Domain Classes and Equivalent COBOL Language Terminology

   SCA Term       COBOL Term     Explanation

   Inheritable    N/A

   Global         EXTERNAL

   Predefined     PREDEFINED     For example, special registers

   Multi_module                  Global and predefined

   Module_                       Not multi-module
   specific