HP Pascal/iX Programmer's Guide (31502-90023)

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minint
The minimum value that an integer can contain.
NLS
An acronym for Native Language Support.
operand
The variables, constants, or literals that are used in an operation.
operator
Defines the action to be performed on one or more operands.
optimization
The process which the compiler uses to modify your program so that it
uses machine resources more efficiently.
parameter
The argument used for sending and receiving information to and from
functions and procedures.
parameter list
The location in a program where the parameters and their values are
declared.
PIC
An acronym for Position Independent Code.
precedence
Rules that determine the required order of operations.
procedure
A block of statements that are invoked with a procedure call .
procedure call
The call in a program that invokes the procedure block.
real number
Numbers that are whole or fractional. A real number can also have an
exponent.
recursion
A programming technique in which a procedure calls itself.
relational operator
An operator that compares two operands and returns a Boolean result.
reserved word
Predefined terms that have special meaning to the Pascal language, and
which can only be used for their specified purpose.
run-time error
An error the computer system finds in a program during run time.
semantic error
An error which is caused by using the wrong wording in a program.
separate compilation
The process of separating the source for a large program into pieces that
can be compiled independently of other pieces.
source code
The input program that is to be translated by the compiler.
Standard Pascal
All of the rules and definitions of Pascal as defined by the ANSI
standard.
statement
Pascal's single unit of activity. Each statement is separated by a
semicolon.
static variable
A variable which is declared in the declaration part of a program block.
subprogram
See procedure .