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identification divisions

identification divisions is the plural of identification division.

Meaning of identification division

Noun

identification division (plural identification divisions)

  1. The (sometimes optional) part of a COBOL program that identifies the name of the program (and optionally of its programmer)
    • Identification Division This division is the smallest and simplest division of a COBOL program. As the name indicates, it supplies identifying data about the program. It has no effect on the execution of the program but is required as a means of identifying the program to the computer's operating...1988, Allen Kent, James G. Williams, Encyclopedia of microcomputers

Questions about identification divisions

What is identification divisions the plural of?
Identification divisions is the plural of identification division.

Words near identification divisions in the dictionary

  1. identificating
  2. identification
  3. identification card
  4. identification cards
  5. identification division
  6. identification divisions
  7. identification friend or foe
  8. identification guide
  9. identification guides
  10. identification key
  11. identification keys

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