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$ASCII (SAS word)
Format. ASCII text.
Informat. ASCII text.
$BIDI (SAS word)
[bidirectional]
Format. Visual orientation for a string.
$BINARY (SAS word)
Format.
Informat.
$CB (SAS word)
[column...
A (SAS word)
Color. Alias for GRAY.
Line command.
AATRANS (SAS word)
SAS/OR. Procedure. Linear least squares optimized for sparse data.
abend
(ab end', ab' end) v.i.
(of a program) to end at a point other than the designed end of the program because of an error, insufficient resources, etc.; to end abnormally.
abort
(u bort') v.t.&i.
to interrupt and stop an executing program or process.
ABORT (SAS word)
Data step statement.
ABS (SAS word)
Function. Absolute value.
access
(ak' ses) v.t.
1. to retrieve, store, or change (the data of a file, volume, device, object, etc.).
n.
2. the ability to access data.
3. the process of accessing data.
4. permission to...
ACECLUS (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Cluster shapes.
across variable
REPORT procedure. n.
a variable whose values form groups of observations for analysis, with each group appearing in a separate column in the report.
action
(ak' shun) n.
1. something done or performed; a movement or change that follows an intention or decision.
2. a change in the value or state of an object in a computer program, as indicated...
activate
(ak' tiv At') v.t.
to make active.
active
(ak' tiv) adj.
(of a window, menu, etc.) currently interacting with the user. The active window is displayed in front of other windows and responds to user actions such as typing, function...
AF (SAS word)
Command.
AF application
(A' ef' ap' li kA' shun) n.
a program constructed as a set of AF entries. AF applications are created with SAS/AF and executed with the AF command in base SAS....
AFR (SAS word)
Language prefix for format or informat. Afrikaans.
AGE (SAS word)
Statement in DATASETS procedure.
agile
(a' jul, a' jIl) adj.
able to change directions quickly; responding easily to unexpected events.
agility (u jil' i tE), n.
AI
artificial intelligence.
AIRY (SAS word)
Function.
AIX
(A' I' eks') n.
a Unix operating system published by IBM.
alert
(u lurt') n.
a dialog box that a program displays to inform the user of an unusual or potentially destructive condition.
algorithm
(al' gu ri thm) n.
a sequence of actions for completing a specifically defined task.
alias
(A' li us) n.
an alternate name for an object.
_ALL_ (SAS word)
Abbreviated list.
ALLELE (SAS word)
SAS/Genetics. Procedure.
ALLPERM (SAS word)
CALL routine. Permutations.
alphabet
(al' fu bet) n.
1. a complete set of letters arranged in a standard sequence.
2. the set of letters used to form the words of a language or writing system.
The uppercase Roman alphabet...
alphabetic
(al fu bet' ik) adj.
forming a value using only letters, or only letters and spaces.
alphabetical
(al fu bet' ik ul) adj.
in order according to the sequence of letters in the alphabet. For example, the entries of a dictionary are arranged in alphabetical order.
alphabetically, adv.
alphabetize
(al' fu bu tIz) v.t.
to arrange in alphabetical order; sort alphabetically.
alter
(a^l' tur) v.t.
1. to change some details of; revise.
2. to access (an existing file) in a way that changes its structure, identifying information, or metadata.
Compare modify.
ALTER (SAS...
ALTLOG (SAS word)
System option. Copy of log.
ALTPRINT (SAS word)
System option. Copy of standard print file.
ampersand
(am' pur sand) n.
the character &, used as the prefix of a macro variable reference.
analysis variable
Proc steps. n.
one of the primary set of input variables. Analysis variables are listed in the VAR statement of a proc step and are often used to calculate statistics.
anchor
(angk' u^r) HTML. n.
a marked point or section of a web page that can be used as the target of a link.
AND (SAS word)
Operator.
Also see BETWEEN, SAME AND.
angle
(ang' gul) n.
1. the relative difference in direction between two intersecting lines.
2. a measure of the direction of a line when compared to a horizontal axis or other reference line.
ANGLE...
annotate
adj.
using SAS/GRAPH drawing actions to define a graphic, especially as a way to enhance a graphic created in a SAS/GRAPH procedure.
annotate dataset
n.
a SAS dataset containing a sequence...
ANOM (SAS word)
SAS/QC. Procedure. Analysis of means charts.
anova
(u nO' vu, a-) Statistics. n.
analysis of variance: a statistical technique used in cause-and-effect models to identify significant causes among a set of possible causes. Also, ANOVA.
ANOVA...
ANYALNUM (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYALPHA (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYCNTRL (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYDIGIT (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYDTDTE (SAS word)
Informat. Variously formatted time data interpreted as SAS date.
ANYDTDTM (SAS word)
Informat. Variously formatted time data interpreted as SAS datetime.
ANYDTTME (SAS word)
Informat. Variously formatted time data interpreted as SAS time.
ANYFIRST (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYGRAPH (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYLOWER (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYNAME (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYPRINT (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYPUNCT (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYSPACE (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYUPPER (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
ANYXDIGIT (SAS word)
Function. Text search.
API
[application programming interface] n.
a documented set of function calls for use in application programming to accomplish tasks related to a certain kind of object, device, process, etc.
Also,...
apostrophe
(u pos' tru fE') n.
the character ', used in SAS as a single quote and in natural language to form contractions and possessives.
append
(u pend') v.t.&i.
1. to add objects or data to the end of a composite object.
2. to add characters to the end of a character variable or value.
3. to add records, fields, or characters...
Apple
(ap' l) n.
a computer manufacturer based in Cupertino, California, makers of Macintosh computers and the Mac operating system.
AppleScript
(ap' l skript') n.
a scripting language designed by Apple to communicate with applications in the Mac operating system.
APPLETLOC (SAS word)
System option.
application
(ap' li kA' shun) n.
1. a specific area of use for a technology.
2. a program that provides its own primary sequence of execution, as distinguished from a program that derives its...
applications program
(ap' li kA' shunz prO' gram) n.
1. a program that a user executes to accomplish a task. Also, application program. Compare systems program.
2. application (def....
ARCOS (SAS word)
Function. Arc cosine.
argument
(a:r' gU ment') n.
1. a value provided to a routine, such as function, format, etc., by the program that calls the routine. Arguments to functions and CALL routines are listed, separated...
ARIMA (SAS word)
SAS/ETS. Procedure. Autoregressive moving average.
arithmetic
(u rith' mu tik) n.
1. the use of simple mathematical operators such as addition and division with real numbers.
(a^r' ith met' ik) adj.
2. used in or resulting from arithmetic.
array
(u rA') n.
1. a named list of variables in a data step or SCL program. An array is defined in the ARRAY statement.
2. in most programming languages, a list of like objects from which...
arrow key
n.
cursor key.
ARSIN (SAS word)
Function. Arc sine.
artificial intelligence
n.
intelligence as a quality of or used in the operation of a program.
Abbr. AI
While large companies have been tinkering with artificial intelligence to predict shopping...
AS (SAS word)
SQL keyword. Name or alias.
ASCII
(as' ki) [American Standard Code for Information Interchange] n.
1. the standard character encoding used on most computers and in most communication between computers. The ASCII character set...
ASP
(A' es' pE') n.
application service provider.
assemble
(u sem' bl) v.t.
1. to combine or connect the parts of.
2. to convert a program written in assembly language to machine language.
assembly, n.
assembler
(u sem' blur) n.
1. a program that converts assembly language to machine language.
2. assembly language.
assembly
See assemble.
assembly language
(u sem' bli lang' gwij) n.
a programming language that uses words and arguments to represent the individual instructions of a machine language.
assign
(u sIn') v.t.
1. to change the value of a variable to (a particular value).
2. to associate a specific object or person with a specific place, node, role, task, etc. in a model, system, or...
assignment
(u sIn' mint) n.
the action or process of assigning.
assignment statement
(u sIn' mint stAt' mint) n.
A statement that assigns a value to a variable. An assignment statement is written...
assume
(u sOOm') v.t.
to treat facts, not known with certainty or not completely accurate, as true in order to create an abstract model or for the purposes of an analysis or plan.
assumption (u...
asterisk
(as' tur isk) n.
the character *, used to indicate multiplication, crossing, repetition, wild card characters, all possible values, etc.
asymmetric
(A' si me' trik) n.
lacking symmetry.
(A' sim' e trE') n.
1. an absence of symmetry.
2. a specific feature that makes an object or shape lack symmetry.
ASYNCHIO (SAS word)
System option.
asynchronous
(A' sing' kru nus) adj.
not synchronous; proceeding without reference to other events occurring at the same time.
at-sign
(at' sIn) n.
the character @ , used in column pointer controls.
ATAN (SAS word)
Function. Arc tangent.
ATAN2 (SAS word)
Function. Relative arc tangent.
ATM
1. asynchronous transfer mode.
2. Adobe Type Manager.
3. automatic teller machine; automated teller machine.
ATTRC
Function. Variable attribute.
ATTRIB (SAS word)
Data/proc step statement. Attributes of a variable.
attribute
(a' tri bUt') n.
1. a property of an object that indicates a quality of the data that the object contains.
2. a fixed quality of a variable, as its name, type, length, informat, format,...
ATTRN (SAS word)
Function. Variable attribute.
audit file
(a^' dit fIl') n.
a special SAS data file that records changes to observations of a SAS data file.
audit trail
(a^' dit trAl') n.
1. a sequential record of actions on data that are...
AUTHID (SAS word)
Dataset option. SAS/ACCESS. SQL table qualifier.
AUTOADD (SAS word)
Command.
AUTOCOMMIT (SAS word)
Dataset option. SAS/ACCESS. Commit changes immediately.
autoexec
(a^ tO eg zek') adj.
executing automatically as part of an initialization process.
AUTOEXEC (SAS word)
System option. The autoexec file.
autoexec file
n.
a SAS program file that executes...
AUTOFLOW (SAS word)
Command.
automate
(a^' tu mAt') v.t.&i.
to set up to execute automatically, so that a process can occur without the effort or attention of a person.
automation, n.
automatic
(a^ tu mat' ik) adj.
1. happening without any specific action by a person, as an action or effect of an automated process.
2. happening by default in the execution of a program, without...
AUTOREG (SAS word)
SAS/ETS. Procedure. Autoregression error model.
AUTOSIGNON (SAS word)
SAS/CONNECT. System option.
AUTOSPLIT (SAS word)
Command.
AUTOWRAP (SAS word)
Command.
AVG (SAS word)
[average]
SQL. Statistic. Alias for MEAN.
AWS
application workspace.
axis
(aks' is) n., pl. axes (aks' Ez)
a reference line along a dimension of a graph, usually marked with measurements of the dimension.
AXIS (SAS word)
SAS/Graph. Global statement.
B (SAS word)
Color. Alias for BLUE.
Line command.
Suffix for bit mask constant.
background
(bak' ground) adj.
1. without any direct, simultaneous interaction with the user.
2. displayed in the parts of a window, screen, etc., not occupied by other objects.
n.
3. the color or...
backslash
(bak' slash) n.
the character \, used to separate directory
levels in the MS-DOS file system.
backward
(bak' wurd) adj.
1. toward or in reference to something earlier.
2. backward compatible. compatible with something earlier or older.
also, backwards.
BACKWARD (SAS word)
Command. Scroll...
bad
(bad') adj.
failing to meet a specific requirement; rejected by a sampling criterion or a data cleaning process.
Compare good.
BAND (SAS word)
Function. Bitwise AND.
bang
(bang') Slang. n.
exclamation point.
bar
(ba:r) n.
a rectangle used to indicate extent in one dimension, as part of a graph.
BAR (SAS word)
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate function.
base
(bAs') n.
1. a number used as a point of reference in measuring or determining the magnitude of numbers, as in logarithms, exponentiation, number systems, floating point values, etc.
2. the...
batch
(bach') adj.
1. executing without user interaction.
2. of a SAS program, running as a separate SAS session, separate from the SAS interactive environment.
n.
3. a set of objects collected...
BEST (SAS word)
Format.
Informat. Alias for F.
BETA (SAS word)
Function. Distribution function of the beta distribution.
BETAINV (SAS word)
Function. Inverse distribution function of the beta distribution.
BETWEEN (SAS word)
WHERE operator.
BFIND (SAS word)
Command.
_BLANKPAGE_ (SAS word)
Pointer control. Start new page.
BMDP (SAS word)
Procedure. z/OS.
BNOT (SAS word)
Function. Bitwise NOT.
body
(bod' E) n.
the main part of a markup file, containing the content of the document.
BOM
byte order mark.
BOM (SAS word)
SAS/OR. Procedure. Bill of materials, tree analysis.
Boolean
(bOO' li en) adj.
treating problems of logic mathematically, using 1 to represent true and 0 to represent false.
boot
(bOOt') v.
1. to initialize a computer or other device with the program that runs automatically when power is supplied.
adj.
2. having to do with the sequence of actions that a computer takes...
BOR (SAS word)
Function. Bitwise OR.
BOTTOM (SAS word)
Command. Scroll to the bottom.
BOTTOMMARGIN (SAS word)
System option. ODS Printing.
BOUNDS (SAS word)
Command. Show text boundaries.
box
(boks') n.
1. a rigid oblong container.
2. a rectangle used to contain or mark off a figure, table, legend, or other text or graphics in a page or display.
3. Informal. a. a computer,...
BOXPLOT (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Box plots.
brace
(brAs') n.
either of the characters { (left brace) or } (right brace), used to enclose array subscripts and dimensions.
bracket
(brak' it) n.
either of the ASCII characters [ (left bracket) or ] (right bracket), used to enclose format and informat references in the FORMAT procedure.
branch
(branch') v.i.
1. to cause execution to continue at another place in a program, or conditionally at one of several places.
2. Networks. to choose a path at a node.
n.
3. an instance of...
BROWN (SAS word)
Color.
Alias, N.
BRSHIFT (SAS word)
Function. Shift bits right.
BSD
[Berkeley Software Distribution] n.
a portable operating system developed at the University of California at Berkeley between 1979 and 1994, eventually with published source code, and various...
BTO
build to order; built to order.
BTRIM (SAS word)
SQL function.
bubble sort
(bub' l so^rt') n.
a simple sort algorithm in which consecutive pairs of objects are compared and exchanged if they are found to be out of sequence.
buffer
(buf' ur) n.
1. a block of memory used to hold the active part of the data of a file,
communications link, etc. The use of a buffer may allow smoother or more
efficient transfer of...
BUFNO (SAS word)
System option.
Dataset option.
BUFSIZE (SAS word)
System option.
Dataset option.
bug
(bug') n.
a behavior of a program that differs from the program's intended or documented behavior.
buggy, adj.
build
(bild') v.t.
1. to create from parts; assemble.
2. to create a complete executable file from source code through a process that includes compiling, linking, and often other actions.
n.
3. a...
BULKLOAD (SAS word)
Dataset option. SAS/ACCESS. Bulk load, the fastest way to add multiple rows to a database table.
bullet
(bu^l' it) n.
a character shown as a small solid centered circle, often written before items in a list.
bulleted list, n.
button
(but' n) n.
1. a simple mechanical control device that is operated by pressing.
2. a simple graphical control that is operated by clicking. A button may represent an action or an option.
BXOR (SAS word)
Function. Bitwise exclusive OR.
BY (SAS word)
Data/proc step statement.
Keyword in DO statement.
BY group
(bI' grOOp) n.
consecutive observations from an input SAS dataset having the same values for BY variables.
BY variable
(bI'...
BYE (SAS word)
Command. Ends the SAS session.
BYERR (SAS word)
System option.
BYLINE (SAS word)
System option.
BYSORTED (SAS word)
System option. Checks for sort order of BY groups.
byte
(bIt') n.
1. a quantity of information equal to 8 bits.
2. a unit of information consisting of or containing 8 bits.
3. an 8-bit value considered as a whole number between 0 and 255.
Abbr....
BZ (SAS word)
[blank zero]
Informat.
C
(sE') n.
a programming language, characterized by concise syntax, portability, efficiency, and the capacity for both low-level and high-level programming. C has been the predominant...
calendar
(kal' en dur) n.
1. a document that shows days and events.
2. a system by which days are named and numbered and longer units of time are defined, such as the Gregorian calendar.
CALENDAR...
CALIS (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Structural models.
call
(ka:l') v.t.
1. to cause (a function, routine, macro, or other program unit) to execute.
n.
2. an instance of calling.
CALL (SAS word)
Data step statement. Executes a CALL routine.
CALL...
CAN (SAS word)
Command. Alias for CANCEL.
CANCEL (SAS word)
Command. Close a window without applying changes.
Alias, CAN.
CANCORR (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Canonical correlation.
CANDISC (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Canonical discriminant analysis.
CAPABILITY (SAS word)
SAS/QC. Procedure. Process control.
CAPS (SAS word)
System option.
Command.
CAPSOUT (SAS word)
System option. Z/OS.
CARDIMAGE (SAS word)
System option.
CARDS (SAS word)
Data step statement. Alias for DATALINES.
Fileref. Alias for DATALINES.
cascade
(kas kAd') v.t.&i.
to arrange windows so that part of each window's title bar is visible.
CASCADE (SAS word)
Command. Cascades open windows.
CASE
[computer assisted software engineering] (kAs') n.
a software development approach that uses specialized programs to generate program code in a general programming language, such as C, often...
CASECONTROL (SAS word)
SAS/Genetics. Procedure.
CAT (SAS word)
Function. String concatenation.
Language prefix for format or informat. Catalan.
Statement option. Command. Command option. Alias for CATALOG.
catalog
(kat' u log) n.
1. a SAS file that can contain various kinds of data objects (called entries).
2. a table managed by a file system that lists files and their locations on a storage...
cataloged procedure
n.
JCL. a JCL program that contains text parameters. Values are substituted for the parameters when the cataloged procedure is called.
CATAMS (SAS word)
Entry type. Text.
CATCACHE (SAS word)
System option.
categorical
(kat u go^r' ik ul) adj.
forming categories, or assigning an item to a category.
categorize
(kat' u gu^r Iz) v.t.
1. to form into categories.
2. to assign to a category.
category
(kat' u go^r' E) n.
a subset defined according to specified qualities of items; especially, one of a set of mutually exclusive subsets.
cathode ray tube
n.
a device that displays a moving picture by directing electrons through a vacuum tube to specific points on a luminescent screen. Also, cathode-ray tube. Abbr. CRT.
CATMOD (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Categorical modeling.
CATNAME (SAS word)
Global statement. Defines catrefs.
catref
(kat' ref) n.
a logical name for concatenated catalogs. Catrefs are defined in the CATNAME statement.
CATS (SAS word)
Function, CALL routine. String concatenation.
CATT (SAS word)
Function, CALL routine. String concatenation.
CATX (SAS word)
Function, CALL routine. String concatenation.
CD
(sE' dE') n.
an optical disk, usually 12 cm in diameter but sometimes smaller, that stores digital data in a format introduced by Sony and Phillips for recorded music c. 1980.
CD-R
(sE dE...
CDF (SAS word)
Function. Distribution function.
CEDA
Cross-Environment Data Access.
CEIL (SAS word)
Function. Round up.
CEILZ (SAS word)
Function.
cell
(sel') n.
the intersection of a row and a column in a table or grid.
CENTER (SAS word)
System option.
Alias: CENTRE.
centile
(sen' tIl) n.
1. percentile.
2. one of a set of approximate percentiles of the key of an index, stored with the index to optimize some kinds of index processing.
central tendency
Statistics. n.
the approximate or typical value found in a population.
century
(sen' chur i) n.
1. a period of 100 years.
2. the part of a year number that indicates the century.
CEXIST (SAS word)
Function.
CGM
[Computer Graphics Metafile]
a binary or text file format that describes text, geometric, and raster image objects that make up a two-dimensional graphic.
CHANGE (SAS word)
Command. Text replace.
Alias, C.
_CHAR_ (SAS word)
Abbreviated list. Alias for _CHARACTER_.
character
(ka^r' uk tur) n.
1. a symbol that can be displayed or that has some special meaning in the structure of a file or data stream, usually represented as one byte.
2. a byte considered as a...
_CHARACTER_ (SAS word)
Abbreviated list. All available character variables.
CHARCODE (SAS word)
System option.
chart
(cha:rt') n.
1. a visual representation of data in which there is meaning in the relative positions or sizes of objects.
v.t.
2. to depict in a chart.
CHART (SAS word)
Procedure.
check
(chek') v.t.
1. to examine for the presence or absence of a particular quality; test.
2. to mark a check box; to turn on an option associated with a check box. Compare uncheck.
n.
3. a mark...
child
(chIld') n.
1. in a hierarchy, an object that is indirectly connected to the starting point of the hierarchy by means of its association with another object.
2. Object-oriented programming. a...
choice group
(chois' grOOp') n.
one or several fields in a program entry from which a value is derived to represent a user selection.
CHOOSEC (SAS word)
Function. Chooses a value from a list.
CHOOSEN (SAS word)
Function. Chooses a numeric value from a list.
CL (SAS word)
Line command. Lowercase.
class
(klas') n.
1. Object-oriented programming. a definition of a kind of object, including definitions of the data elements of the object and routines (called methods) that act on the object.
2....
CLEANUP (SAS word)
System option.
CLEAR (SAS word)
Command. Remove text.
Alias, CLE.
click
(klik') v.t.&i.
1. to select an object or indicate a location on the screen in a graphical user interface by momentarily pressing the button on the pointing device while the mouse pointer...
clickstream
(klik' strEm) n.
a sequential record of user actions, especially of links selected by the users of a web site, or a summary of this data.
Businesses are collecting reams of clickstream...
client
(klI' ent) n.
1. a program that makes use of the specialized capabilitiies of a server, especially such a program that interacts directly with a user.
2. a computer on which a client program...
CLIST
(sE' list) Z/OS. n.
a program written in the TSO command language.
close
(klOz') v.t.
to make (a file) closed.
Compare open.
CLOSE (SAS word)
Function.
closed
(klOzd') adj.
(of a file) not open; in a state that does not allow the specific contents of the file to be accessed.
Compare open.
CLP (SAS word)
SAS/OR. Procedure.
cluster
(klus' tur) Statistics. n.
1. a subset of observations that have similar or nearby
values when compared to other observations.
v.i.
2. to form a cluster.
v.t.
3. to divide into clusters; to...
_CMD_ (SAS word)
Automatic variable. Command line text.
CNONCT (SAS word)
Function.
CNTL2TXT (SAS word)
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate function.
CNTLLEV (SAS word)
Dataset option. Control level.
COALESCE (SAS word)
Function. Selects the first nonmissing value from a list.
COALESCEC (SAS word)
Function. Selects the first nonblank value from a list.
code
(kOd') n.
1. a particular standard for representing information in symbols.
2. a set of symbols representing information in a particular code.
3. source code.
v.t.&i.
4. to write source...
collate
(ko^l' At) v.t.
sort.
COLLATE (SAS word)
System option.
Function.
collating sequence
n.
the sequence of characters by which character values are sorted or compared.
colon
(ko^l' un) n.
the character :, used to separate a statement label from the statement that follows it, to separate hours, minutes, and seconds in time values, and to indicate abbreviated...
color
(ku' lur) n.
1. a distinctive mix of light frequencies as perceived by human eyesight.
2. an indication of the proportions of colored light (usually of red, green, and blue) or pigments...
COLORPRINTING (SAS word)
System option.
column
n.
1. a vertical arrangements of objects.
2. a set of table cells that are aligned vertically in a table.
3. a character position counted from the beginning of a record.
4. the set of array...
COMAMID (SAS word)
System option. Communications access method.
COMAUX1 (SAS word)
System option. Auxiliary communications access method 1.
COMAUX2 (SAS word)
System option. Auxiliary communications access method 2.
COMB (SAS word)
Function. Combinations.
comma
(kom' u) n.
the character ,, used in SAS programs to separate expressions in lists.
COMMA (SAS word)
Format.
Informat.
command
(ku mand') n.
text that tells a computer program to take a specific, immediate action, especially when typed by a user.
COMMAND (SAS word)
Command. Command line.
command language
(ku mand'...
comment
(kom' ent) n.
1. text written in a computer program that is marked not to be executed or otherwise condidered as part of the program. Comments usually contain descriptions of the program....
commercial software
n.
software sold or licensed by a software publisher for use by the general public.
commit
(ku mit') Database management. v.t.
1. to permanently store a change in the data of a database.
n.
2. the action by which a user or client directs a database to store a change permanently.
common
(kom' un) n.
1. usual; frequent.
2. shared; not different or separate; being a property or quality of multiple objects or people.
compact disk
(kom' pakt disk') n.
See CD.
Also, compact disc.
compare
(kum pa:r') v.t.
1. to check for equality or identity of two values.
2. to check for the degree or extent of similarity between two objects.
COMPARE (SAS word)
Procedure. Compare...
COMPBL (SAS word)
Function.
COMPCOST (SAS word)
CALL Routine.
COMPGED (SAS word)
Function.
compile
(kum pIl') v.t.
1. to convert a program written in a programming language to a form that can be executed.
v.i.
2. to convert successfully from source code to an executable form.
compiler,...
COMPLEV (SAS word)
Function.
COMPOUND (SAS word)
Function. Compound interest.
compress
(kum pres') v.t.
to apply a data transformation to reduce the stored size of (a file, etc.).
COMPRESS (SAS word)
Function. Character removal.
Dataset option. Observation-level compression...
compression
(kum pre' shun) v.t.
1. the process or result of compressing.
2. the amount of storage space saved by compressing.
COMPUTAB (SAS word)
//SAS/ETS. Procedure. //
compute
(kum pUt') v.t.
to determine as the result of a sequence of mathematical operations.
computation, n. computational, adj.
computed variable
n.
a variable whose values are created by programming statements.
computer
(kum pUt' ur) n.
an electronic device that works with digital data and executes programs, especially such a device that can interact with a user by means of a keyboard, display,...
concatenate
(kun kat' in At) v.t.
to combine that data of two or more like objects in sequence to form a new object of the same type.
concatenation, n.
condition
(kon di' shun) n.
1. a state; mode of being; circumstance.
2. an expression that represents a logical true or false value, especially when used in a control flow statement to determine...
conditional
(kon di' shun ul) n.
depending on a condition or conditions.
CONFIG (SAS word)
System option. Configuration file.
configuration file
n.
1. a file that indicates properties or options to use when a program starts up or creates an environment.
2. a file of system options to set at the beginning of a SAS session...
CONNECTREMOTE (SAS word)
System option.
CONNECTSTATUS (SAS word)
System option.
CONNECTWAIT (SAS word)
System option.
CONSOLELOG (SAS word)
System option.
constant
(kon' stunt) n.
1. a value written in a program, used by the program, and not changing in the course of executing the program.
2. a fixed value based on a definition of mathematics or...
constraint
(kun strAnt') n.
integrity constraint.
CONTAINS (SAS word)
WHERE operator.
CONTENTS (SAS word)
Procedure. Metadata of SAS dataset.
contextual menu
(kun teks' chOO ul men' U, kon-) n.
a popup menu associated with a specific displayed object, accessible when the mouse pointer is located on the object.
CONTINUE (SAS word)
Data step statement. Skip to next iteration of DO loop.
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control character
(kun tro^l' ka^r' uk tur) n.
a character in text data that is not displayed, but indicates something about the structure of the data.
control flow
(kun tro^l' flO') n.
the order...
CONVERT (SAS word)
Procedure.
CONVX (SAS word)
Function. Convexity.
CONVXP (SAS word)
Function. Convexity.
COPIES (SAS word)
System option.
COPY (SAS word)
Procedure. Copies libraries and SAS files.
Command. Opens and copies catalog entries.
CORR (SAS word)
Procedure.
CORRESP (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Correspondence analysis.
COS (SAS word)
Function. Cosine.
COSH (SAS word)
Function. Hyperbolic cosine.
COUNT (SAS word)
Function.
COUNTC (SAS word)
Function.
counter
(kount' ur) n.
a variable that counts the number of occurrences of something. A counter typically gets its value in a sum statement, such as:
COUNT + 1;
counting number
(kount' ing num' bur) n.
a number used in counting; positive integer; one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.
COUNTREG (SAS word)
SAS/ETS. Procedure. Count data.
CPM (SAS word)
SAS/OR. Procedure. Project management.
CPORT (SAS word)
Procedure.
CPU
n.
1. a computer, as distinct from its peripherals.
2. central processor.
CPUCOUNT (SAS word)
System option. The number of available central processors.
CPUID (SAS word)
System option.
crash
(krash') v.i.
1. to abruptly stop functioning as the result of an error or failure (applied especially to a computer component or program).
v.t.
2. to cause (a computer program) to...
CRM
[customer relationship management] n.
software to automate and manage interaction with customers that makes use of the known individual qualities of each customer.
CRO (SAS word)
Language prefix for format or informat. Croatian.
cross
(kros') v.t.
1. to combine every item in one set with every item in another set; for example, to combine every observation in one SAS dataset with every observation in another SAS...
crosstabulate
(kros' tab' U lAt) v.t.
to create a table that shows the results of crossing; especially, to create a table that shows a statistic for all combinations of two class variables.
Also,...
CRT
n.
1. cathode ray tube.
adj.
2. using a cathode ray tube.
CSS (SAS word)
Statistic. Corrected sum of squares.
Function. Corrected sum of squares.
CSY (SAS word)
Language prefix for format or informat. Czech.
CU (SAS word)
Line command. Uppercase.
CUMIPMT (SAS word)
SAS/ETS. Function.
CUMPRINC (SAS word)
SAS/ETS. Function.
cumulative distribution function
n.
distribution function.
CUROBS (SAS word)
Function.
cursor
(kur' sur) n.
an indication of the active character position on the screen in a line-mode or full-screen user interface, typically displayed as a box or underline, often blinking or in a...
CUSUM (SAS word)
SAS/QC. Procedure. Cumulative sum control charts.
CV
Statistic. Percent coefficient of variation.
Function. Percent coefficient of variation.
CV2VIEW (SAS word)
SAS/ACCESS. Procedure.
CYAN (SAS word)
Color.
Alias, C.
D (SAS word)
Constant suffix. SAS date constant.
Line command.
Format.
Informat. Alias for F.
DACCDB (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, declining balance method.
DACCDBSL (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, declining balance switching to straight line method.
DACCSL (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, straight line method.
DACCSYD (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, sum of years digits method.
DACCTAB (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, from table.
DAIRY (SAS word)
Function. The derivative of the airy function.
DAN (SAS word)
Language prefix for format or informat. Danish.
data
(dA' tu, da' tu) n.
factual information on a subject that has been converted to a symbolic or abstract form so that it can be considered separately from the objects that it measures or...
_DATA_ (SAS word)
Special SAS dataset name. Generated SAS dataset name in WORK library.
database
(dA' tu bAs, da'-) n.
a collection of data organized so that it can be used systematically, especially on a computer.
database management system
n.
a computer program for creating and...
DATALINES (SAS word)
Data step statement. Data lines.
dataset data vector
n.
a block of memory that contains the values of variables of the current observation of an open SAS dataset.
Abbr. DDV.
dataset ID
n.
an integer value that identifies an open...
DATASETS (SAS word)
Procedure. Manages SAS files.
DATASOURCE (SAS word)
SAS/ETS. Procedure.
DATASTMTCHK (SAS word)
System option. Restricts words used as names in DATA statement.
DATDIF (SAS word)
Function.
DATE (SAS word)
Function. The current date.
Format.
Informat.
System option.
DATEAMPM (SAS word)
Format.
DATEPART (SAS word)
Function.
DATETIME (SAS word)
Function. The current date and time of day.
Format.
Informat.
DAY (SAS word)
Function.
Format.
DB2
n.
a relational database management system published by IBM.
DB2EXT (SAS word)
SAS/ACCESS. Procedure.
DB2UTIL (SAS word)
SAS/ACCESS. Procedure.
dBASE
(de' bAs) n.
a database management system for desktop computers, the first to use the Xbase data format, published by InterBase Software Corporation.
DBCOMMIT (SAS word)
Dataset option. SAS/ACCESS. Commit frequency.
DBCS
n., adj.
double byte character set.
DBCSLANG (SAS word)
System option. DBCS language.
DBCSTAB (SAS word)
Procedure. Creates DBCS conversion tables.
Entry type. DBCS conversion table.
DBCSTYPE (SAS word)
System option. DBCS encoding.
DBF (SAS word)
Procedure. SAS/ACCESS.
DBLOAD (SAS word)
SAS/ACCESS. Procedure.
DBMS
n., adj.
database management system.
deactivate
(dE ak' tiv At') v.t.
to make inactive.
debug
(dE' bug') v.t.
to identify and remove bugs from.
debugging, n.
DEBUG (SAS word)
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate function.
debugger
(dE' bug' ur) n.
an interactive program that allows a programmer to examine the values in a program while the program is executing.
decile
(des' Il) n.
Statistics. a quantile that divides a distribution into 10 parts.
decimal
(de' si mul) adj.
1. using a number system with a base of ten; writing numerals using the digits 0 through 9.
2. decimal place. a decimal digit that indicates a fractional part of a number,...
declaration
(dek lu rA' shun) n.
1. a statement that creates or defines objects in a program.
adj.
2. declarative.
declarative
(di kla^r' u tiv') adj.
serving to define or modify objects, but not corresponding to any action that takes place in the execution of a program.
DECLARE (SAS word)
Data step statement. Creates and initializes an object.
default
(dE' fa^lt, di fa^lt') n.
1. a setting, action, or decision that holds in the absence of an explicit decision, such as the value that an option has when it is not set in a program.
2. an...
degree
(du grE') n.
1. a small but observable amount of variation.
2. any of various small units of measurement.
3. a unit of arc equal to 1/360 of a complete circle.
delete
(dE lEt') v.t.
to remove from a file or storage device.
DELETE (SAS word)
Data step statement.
SQL statement.
Command. Deletes a catalog entry.
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delimited comment
n.
a comment enclosed between /* and */.
delimiter
(di lim' it ur) n.
a special character or control character that marks the boundary between two fields, words, tokens, etc.
delimit, v.t. delimited, adj.
DEPDB (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, declining balance method.
DEPDBSL (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, declining balance switching to straight line method.
DEPSL (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, straight line method.
DEPSYD (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, sum of years digits method.
DEPTAB (SAS word)
Function. Depreciation, from table.
DEQUOTE (SAS word)
Function.
DES (SAS word)
Language prefix for format or informat. Swiss_German.
DESCRIBE (SAS word)
Data step statement.
SQL statement.
deselect
(dE' su lekt') v.t.
to mark a previously selected object as inactive so that subsequent actions are not applied to it.
Antonym, select.
desktop
(desk' top) n.
1. in a GUI environment, an area in which the user can place and arrange icons that represent programs, files, or other objects.
2. a color, pattern, or picture used to mark...
DETAILS (SAS word)
System option.
DEU (SAS word)
Language prefix for format or informat. German.
DEVIANCE (SAS word)
Function.
device
(di vIs') n.
1. something designed for a specific purpose or use.
2. a piece of equipment connected to a computer and controlled by software running on the computer.
DEVICE (SAS word)
System...
DHMS (SAS word)
Function.
diagram
(dI' u gram) n.
an abstract visual representation that shows the connections between objects.
v.t.
2. to depict in a diagram.
dialog
(dI' u log) n.
1. dialog box.
2. a user interface object that uses a dynamic resembling a conversation between the program and the user.
dialog box
(dI' u log boks') n.
a window that a...
dictionary
(dik' shun a^r i) n.
1. an ordered list of words and their meanings.
2. a lookup table in which it is possible to look up a name and retrieve one or several descriptive or categorical...
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DIF (SAS word)
Function.
DIGAMMA (SAS word)
Function. The derivative of the gamma function.
digit
(di' jit) n.
one of the characters or symbols that indicate magnitude in a numeral, especially these characters, used to write decimal numerals:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
digit string
n.
a...
DIM (SAS word)
Function.
dimension
(di men' shun) n.
1. a position for a subscript in the definition of an array.
2. an independent direction within an object, such as the horizontal and vertical dimensions of a page.
3....
DINFO (SAS word)
Function.
DIR (SAS word)
Display Manager window. Library members.
direct access
n.
1. access of a stored object by the object's address.
adj.
2. allowing access by address.
directory
(di rek' tu ri) n.
a collection of computer files stored together, or the list of these files.
directory ID
n.
an integer value that identifies a directory. The DOPEN function opens a...
DISCRIM (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Discriminant criteria.
disk
(disk') n.
a storage device, flat and circular in shape, that contains data arranged in the shape of circles or a helix on one or both surfaces.
Also, disc.
DISK (SAS word)
Device.
dispersion
(di spur' zhun) Statistics. n.
the tendency of values in a population to be different from each other.
DISPLAY (SAS word)
Data step statement. Displays window.
Macro statement. Displays window.
Procedure.
Display Manager
n.
a part of the interactive environment of base SAS developed mainly in the...
DISTANCE (SAS word)
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Scores differences between observations.
distributed computing
n.
an application design approach that divides processing among many computers that are loosely coordinated, especially as a way to solve a computationally intensive problem.
distribution function
n.
the function that defines a probability distribution. For each value of a distribution, the value of the distribution function is the probability that a random variable...
distro
(dis' trO) n.
distribution.
DM (SAS word)
Global statement. Executes command.
DMOPTLOAD (SAS word)
Command. Loads system options.
DMOPTSAVE (SAS word)
Command. Stores system options.
DMR (SAS word)
System option.
DMS (SAS word)
System option.
DMSEXP (SAS word)
System option.
DO (SAS word)
Data step statement. Defines loops and blocks.
Macro statement. Defines loops and blocks in a macro.
DO block
n.
a block of statements starting with a DO statement and ending with an...
dock
(dok') v.t.
to attach (a window, pallette, etc.) to an edge of a window or screen.
DOCLOC (SAS word)
System option.
document
(dok' U ment) n.
1. a collection of information to be viewed or otherwise used by people, especially when stored as a computer file. also, document file.
v.t.
2. to write documentation...
documentation
(dok' U men tA' shun) n.
written information about the structure and use of a computer program, data file, etc. Documentation can be contained in comments in program files, in a...
DOLLAR (SAS word)
Format.
Informat. Alias for COMMA.
dollar sign
n.
the character $, used in SAS to indicate the character data type.
DOLLARX (SAS word)
Format.
Informat. Alias for COMMAX.
domain
n.
1. the range of values that can be accepted as an argument to a particular function.
2. Internet. a separate file address space, identified by an IP address or by a domain name, a...
DOPEN (SAS word)
Function.
DOPTNAME (SAS word)
Function.
DOPTNUM (SAS word)
Function.
dot
(dot') n.
1. a period used as a separator in a name.
2. pixel.
3. one of the small areas of color or ink that make up an image, as on a video screen or in a printed photograph.
double byte character set
n.
1. a character set in which some or all characters are encoded in two bytes.
adj.
2. using or allowing the use of such a character set.
Abbr. DBCS
double...
down
(doun') adj.
1. in the direction of gravity; toward the ground.
2. diminishing in magnitude.
3. moving toward the bottom of a page, document, screen, etc.
4. not operating effectively; not...
DOWNAME (SAS word)
Format. Name of the day of the week.
download
(doun' lOd) v.t.
1. to copy a file from one computer to another, especially from a server to a client or from a remote session to a local session.
n.
2. a file or data that is...
downtime
(doun' tIm') n.
1. a period of time when a device is down.
2. the fraction of time during which a device is down.
DQUOTE (SAS word)
SQL option. Treats quoted values as character values or variable names.
System option. Allows use of double quotes (mainly in SAS version 5).
DSGI
Data Step Graphics Interface.
DSINFO (SAS word)
Display Manager window. Z/OS. Dataset information.
DSN
[dataset name] Mainframe. n.
1. file name.
2. file.
DSNAME (SAS word)
Function.
DSNFERR (SAS word)
System option.
DT (SAS word)
Constant marker. Suffix for SAS datetime constants.
DTDATE (SAS word)
Format.
DTMONYY (SAS word)
Format.
DTREE (SAS word)
SAS/OR. Procedure. Decision tree.
DTRESET (SAS word)
System option. Updates time in title lines.
DTWKDATX (SAS word)
Format.
DTYEAR (SAS word)
Format.
DTYYQC (SAS word)
Format.
DUMMY (SAS word)
Device.
dump
(dump') n.
1. a relatively unformatted report showing data values or the contents of a file or memory.
v.t.
2. to create a dump of.
DUPLEX (SAS word)
System option.
DUR (SAS word)
Function.
DURP (SAS word)
Function.
DVD
n.
a standard red-laser optical disk format, 12 centimeters in diameter, holding approximately 5 to 20 gigabytes of digital data, widely used for video and audio programs and computer data.
dynamic
(dI nam' ik) adj.
1. changing in response to events; not fixed.
2. forming an object in response to a request; incorporating elements of the request in the object provided.
Compare...
e
(E') n.
a mathematical number defined as a definite integral from 0 to 1 of 1 / t, approximately 2.718281828459045. e is the base of the exponential function and common logarithms.
e-
(E')...
edit
(ed' it) v.t.
1. to make changes in a file or document, especially refers to a person making changes directly.
2. to clean data; revise data to make it meet quality standards.
n.
3. a change...
editor
(ed' it ur) n.
1. a person who edits.
2. a program that allows a person to edit files.
EFFRATE (SAS word)
SAS/ETS. Function.
EIS
(E' I' es') [executive information system] n.
a custom software system for presenting information with a minimum of detail, providing successively higher levels of detail in specific areas when...
element
(el' u mint) n.
1. an object that belongs to a set.
2. a variable in an array.
3. a distinct data object.
4. a value in an SCL list.
ELSE (SAS word)
Data step statement. Alternative action.
Macro statement. Alternative action.
SQL operator. Keyword in SQL CASE operator.
em
(em') Typography. n.
a unit of width equal to the height of a font; in many traditional fonts, this is the width of a capital M.
em dash
(em' dash') n.
a long dash, approximately an em in...
email
See e-mail.
EMAIL (SAS word)
Device. SMTP.
EMAILDLG (SAS word)
System option.
EMAILHOST (SAS word)
System option.
EMAILID (SAS word)
System option.