JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE

  

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JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE

Specialty Definition: JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE

DomainDefinition

Computing

Job Control Language (JCL) IBM's supremely rude script language, used to control the execution of programs in IBM OS/360's batch systems. JCL has a very fascist syntax, and some versions will, for example, barf if two spaces appear where it expects one. Most programmers confronted with JCL simply copy a working file (or card deck), changing the file names. Someone who actually understands and generates unique JCL is regarded with the mixed respect one gives to someone who memorises the phone book. It is reported that hackers at IBM itself sometimes sing "Who's the breeder of the crud that mangles you and me? I-B-M, J-C-L, M-o-u-s-e" to the tune of the "Mickey Mouse Club" theme to express their opinion of the beast. As with COBOL, JCL is often used as an archetype of ugliness even by those who haven't experienced it. However, no self-respecting mainframe MVS programmer would admit ignorance of JCL. See also fear and loathing. (1999-03-03). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE

Specialty definitions using "JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE": GCL ♦ JCL ♦ NJCL ♦ PROC ♦ RCL ♦ WFL. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

job control language

18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE

Language Translations for "JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

jobstyresprog, JCL. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

jobbesturingstaal (job-control language), bewerkingsbesturingstaal. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

työnohjauskieli (job-control language). (various references)

   

French

  

langage du superviseur, langage de contrôle de tâches. (various references)

   

German

  

Betriebssprache (job-control language). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

JCL, γλώσσα ελέγχου έργων. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

objay ontrolcay anguagelay

   

Portuguese

  

JCL, linguagem de controlo de tarefas. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

lenguaje de control de trabajos (job-control language). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE

Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-g-g-j-l-l-n-n-o-o-o-r-t-u"

-5 letters: congratulable.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams 		5. Bibliography


  

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