statement

statement

(stAt' mint) n.

1. something specifically expressed, especially in words.

2. the sequence of words used to express something.

3. a syntactically complete unit of a computer program, usually representing a single action or definition. A statement in the SAS environment ends in a semicolon and
usually begins with a keyword.

4. a document that sets forth the state of a financial account.

statement label

n.

a name that identifies a point in a program. A statement label is written before an executable statement in a data step or before any statement in an SCL program and is followed by a colon.

statement option

(stAt' mint op' shun) n.

an option that is used as a term in a statement.