Terminology clarification

In this information, we use the term Enterprise COBOL as a general reference to:
  • IBM® Enterprise COBOL for z/OS® and OS/390® 3.1
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and OS/390 3.2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 3.3
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 3.4
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 4.1
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 4.2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 5.1
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 5.2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS 5.2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.1
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS 6.1
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS 6.2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.3
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS 6.3
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.4
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS 6.4
Note: Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS is the same as Enterprise COBOL for z/OS made available under a different product number and pricing metric.
In this information, we use the term IBM COBOL as a general reference to:
  • COBOL/370 1.1
  • COBOL for MVS & VM 1.2
  • COBOL for OS/390 & VM 2.1
  • COBOL for OS/390 & VM 2.2

See Summary of changes to the COBOL compilers for further details.