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INITIATE STATEMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

INITIATE statement : term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

instruction INITIATE : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

A task that is initiated by an initiator/terminator in the job scheduler in accordance with specifications in an execute(EXEC) statement. In a MVT control program configuration, a job step task can initiate any number of other tasks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
DEF

Tarea iniciada por iniciador/terminador en el planificador de trabajos de acuerdo con las especificaciones en una instrucción EXEC (ejecutar).

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Record 3 2003-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
OBS

A statement to the control program issued via a terminal device, which causes the control program to provide requested information, alter normal operations, initiate new operations, or terminate existing operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Cualquiera de las diversas instrucciones emitidas al programa de control, a través de una unidad de consola (pupitre) que hace que se desarrolle la información solicitada, que comiencen operaciones nuevas, que se modifiquen las operaciones regulares o que terminen operaciones ya existentes.

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