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IBM System/360 20 - APPENDIX C. GLOSSARY

IBM System/360 20
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!11Q£~1~:
To
assign
storage
locations
or
areas
of
storage
for
specific
routines,
portions
of
routines,
constants,
data,
etc.
As§~mbl~:
To
prepare
a
machine-language
program
from
a
symbol~c-Ianguage
program
by
substituting
absolute
operation
codes
for
symbolic
operation
codes
and
absolute
or
relocatable
addresses
for
symcolic
addresses.
Assg~Eler:
A
program
that
prepares
an
object
language
program
by
producing
absolute
or
relocatable
machine
code
from
a
machine-oriented
source
program
of
statements
containing
symcolic
operation
codes
and
symbolic
operands.
!§§gmQlg£_1~n~g~gg:
A
symbolic
language
(used
to
write
source
programs)
which
enables
the
programmer
to
use
all
machine
functions
as
if
he
were
coding
in
machine
language.
£:
The
symbol
for
a
clank
space.
Bas~_AdQ~~§§:
A
given
address
from
which
an
effective
address
is
derived
by
combination
with
a
relative
address.
(See
Displace
me
nt)
~as"!£~.21!ito~:
The
main
control
program.
Available
in
a
card,
a
tape,
and
a
disk
version.
Resident
in
main
storage
when
control
required.
Loads
programs
into
main
storage
and
causes
their
execution.
!!im!.ll-Qi9.:!:.1:
The
smallest
unit
of
information.
It
can
have
either
of
the
two
binary
values
zero
or
one.
Bit:
See
Binary
Digit.
BIQf..L~co~g&
:
1.
(v.t.)
To
group
records
for
the
purpose
of
conserving
storage
sFace
or
increasing
the
efficiency
of
access
or
processi
ng.
2.
(n.)
A
physical
record
so
constituted,
or
a
portion
of
a
telecommunications
message
defined
to
be
a
unit
of
data
transmission
.,
!t§.~!:
Binary
.SYllchrono
us
Communications
Adapter.
~g!!g~Jg£Qg£~ill-~nputLQY!EQ11:
A
portion
of
main
storage
into
which
data
is
read,
or
from
which
it
is
written.
~L1~:
The
basic
unit
of
information
in
System/360.
Every
byte
consists
of
eight
bits,
each
having
a
value
of
zero
or
one.
Card-~esiden!_~§!~~:
Consists
of
the
card
control
programs
Basic
Monitor,
Job
control,
and
Initial
Program
Loader.
Used
for
the
execution
of
ocject
programs
contained
in
punched
cards.
fn~±~£!~±:
One
of
a
set
of
elementary
signals
which
may
include
dacimal
digits
0
through
9,
the
letters
A
through
Z,
punctuation
marks
and
any
other
symbols
acceptable
to
a
computer
for
reading,
writing,
or
storing.
fn~£~lQ!n!:
A
point
in
a
program
about
which
sufficient
information
is
stored
to
Fermit
restarting
the
problem
from
that
point.
~MAIN1:
Core-Image
Maintenance
Program.
fQmmY!!.!£~1'!Q1L!!~giQ!!:
An
area
of
the
(Basic)
Monitor.
Contains
data,
storage-capacity
specification,
UPSI
byte,
user
areas
1
and
2,
program-name
area,
and
various
control
bits
used
by
the
system.
Provides
for
inter-program
and
intra-program
communication.
fQ~~!l~±:
A
program
which
translates
a
program
written
in
a
problem-oriented
(RPG,
PL/I,
etc.)
language
into
object
code.
fQn1ro1_£:.!~lg:
A
group
of
contiguous
bytes
that
are
within
a
data
record.
The
sort
or
merge
of
the
records
is
based
on
the
collating
sequence
as
applied
to
these
bytes.
fen!~l_~!atemen!:
Any
of
the
statements
in
the
input
to
a
specific
job
that
define
the
requirements
of
the
job,
its
options,
or
centrol
its
actions.
fg1!!~g1_g~Qgf2m:
A
set
of
programs
which
provide
the
management
functions
necessary
for
continuous
operation
of
a
computing
system.
fgE~_~~§!~ID_1gE~_g±Qgra~:
A TPS
Service
program
contained
in
punched
cards.
Copies
user's
tape-resident
system
from
one
tape
onto
another.
~ore-Imag~_~irectory:
A
directory
to
the
program
(core-image)
library.
Each
directory
entry
contains
information
about
a
program
phase
and
its
location
in
the
library.
f~re=1~~g_1i£r·a~:
An
external-storage
area
containing
the
Jot
Control
program,
other
IE~-supplied
programs
(except
the
[
Basic]
Monitor),
and
user
prob
Ie
m
168
System/360
Model
20
TPS
Operating
Procedures

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