data definition

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data definition

[′dad·ə ‚def·ə′nish·ən]
(computer science)
The statements in a computer program that specify the physical attributes of the data to be processed, such as location and quantity of data.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In extreme cases, the data declaration area in modularized code may have 40 times the number of data elements required.
(3) Suburban area includes law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (see Data Declaration).
Data Declaration Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other
On the one side are those who say that data declarations issued by facilities that could be used for bioweapons purposes, together with a corresponding inspection regime, offer the best hope for deterring illicit activity.
*IF(CSTAR1) clauses were also added to all DATA declarations involving Hollerith constants.
You change all your data files and data declarations to accommodate a couple more digits per year, test all the software affected by the change, and sit back and sigh the sigh of satisfied relief: one more crisis solved.
During routine inspections at commercial facilities to corroborate the accuracy of the data declarations and to ascertain whether anything is amiss, inspectors are to be given "unimpeded access." They can review records; interview personnel; examine areas where chemicals are delivered, stored, and processed; inspect pipes, reactors, and control equipment; and take and analyze samples to confirm the presence or absence of dual-use chemicals, their degradation by-products, or chemical agents.

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