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Terms Used in This Manual

Descriptions of the acronyms used in this module are defined here in this chapter. In the text, both the full name and acronym are given the first time the term is used. Thereafter, only the acronym, value, or term is used.

ADT Abstract Data Type

API Application Program Interface

CPP Command Processing Program

CUA Common User Access

DBCS Double Byte Character System

FRF Field Reference File

IGC Ideographic Support

LTR Left to Right

MRI Machine Readable Information

NLS National Language Support

NPT Non-programmable Terminal

PDM Programming Development Manager

PASA Program using Automatic Storage Allocation

RTL Right to Left

SAA System Application Software

SDA Screen Design Aid

SBCS Single Byte Character Set