Symbols

The symbol is used as a label operand.

A symbol is a single character or combination of characters used as a label or operand.

Constructing symbols
The Symbols consist of numeric digits, underscores, periods, or lowercase letters.
Defining a symbol with a label
The symbol can be defined by using it as a label.
Defining a symbol with a pseudo-op
Use a symbol as the name operand of a pseudo-op to define the symbol.
CSECT entry names
A symbol can be used as the qualname operand of the csect pseudo-op.
Thread-local symbols
The two storage-mapping classes used for thread-local symbols are TL and UL.
The special symbol toc
The .toc pseudo-op creates the TOC anchor entry.
TOC entry names
A symbol can be defined when used as the Name operand of the .tc pseudo-op.
TOC-end symbols
TOC symbols use the storage-mapping class.
Using a symbol before defining It
A symbol can be referenced before using it.
Visibility of symbols
Declaring a global symbol

Parent topic: Syntax and semantics