Abbreviated terms

Certain terms are used in a shortened form in this information. Abbreviations for the product names used most frequently are listed alphabetically in the table below.

Term used Long form
TXSeries® IBM® TXSeries for Multiplatforms
CICS® TX Either CICS TX Advanced or CICS TX Standard
CICS Either IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms or IBM CICS TX
COBOL for Linux® IBM COBOL for Linux on x86
Db2® IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
RSD Record sequential delimited file system
STL Standard language file system
Note: Effective 9 August 2024, IBM withdraws from marketing IBM CICS TX Standard (5900-ALU) and IBM CICS TX Advanced (5737-K69).

In addition to these abbreviated terms, the term "85 COBOL Standard" is used in this information to refer to the combination of the following standards:

  • ISO 1989:1985, Programming languages - COBOL
  • ISO/IEC 1989/AMD1:1992, Programming languages - COBOL: Intrinsic function module
  • ISO/IEC 1989/AMD2:1994, Programming languages - Correction and clarification amendment for COBOL
  • ANSI INCITS 23-1985, Programming Languages - COBOL
  • ANSI INCITS 23a-1989, Programming Languages - Intrinsic Function Module for COBOL
  • ANSI INCITS 23b-1993, Programming Language - Correction Amendment for COBOL

Other terms, if not commonly understood, are shown in italics the first time they appear and are listed in the glossary.