working-storage section

noun

The part of the data division of a COBOL program that describes the format of local variables and constants to be used by the program

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Meanings

nounworking-storage section (plural working-storage sections)

plural working-storage sections

  1. computingThe part of the data division of a COBOL program that describes the format of local variables and constants to be used by the program
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