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PTERM Statement

The PTERM statement is used to define a physical terminal to the data dictionary and to associate the physical terminal with a line. The ADD, MODIFY, and DISPLAY PTERM statements are also used to establish physical terminal currency.

One PTERM statement is coded for each physical terminal to be associated with a line. Multiple physical terminals can be associated with a line; however, only one physical terminal can be associated with a line defined as an operator's console.

A single PTERM statement can be used to define multiple physical and logical terminals with identical characteristics by using the REPEAT COUNT clause. This eliminates the need for using individual LTERM and PTERM statements for each terminal.