Global Statements Dictionary
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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
Procedure. Ref: PSPPR:Procedures. SPG.
CALIS
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
Data step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Data Step Statements. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines. SLRD:Statements.
CALL routine
(ka:l' rOO tEn') n.
a routine used in a CALL statement. CALL routines have arguments and often alter the values of variables used as arguments.
CANCEL
Command. Close a window without applying changes. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
Alias, CAN.
CANCORR
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Canonical correlation.
CANDISC
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Canonical discriminant analysis.
CAPABILITY
SAS/QC. Procedure. Process control.
CAPS
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Execution:The Execution Process. SLRD:SAS System Options.
Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
CAPSOUT
System option. Z/OS. Ref: PSPPR:System Options.
CARDIMAGE
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Execution:The Execution Process. SLRD:SAS System Options.
CARDS
Data step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Data Step Statements. PSPL:Execution:The Execution Process. SLRD:Statements.
Fileref. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Filerefs. PSPL:Execution:The Execution Process.
cascade
(kas kAd') v.t.&i.
to arrange windows so that part of each window's title bar is visible.
CASCADE
Command. Cascades open windows. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
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 based on logical or graphical definitions of program processes.
CASE
SQL operator. Ref: PSPL:SQL. SPG:SQL.
CASECONTROL
SAS/Genetics. Procedure.
CAT
Function. String concatenation. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
Language prefix for format or informat. Catalan. Ref: NLS:Formats for NLS. PSPL:Informats and Formats:Time Fields. PSPPR:Informats:Time Informats. PSPPR:Formats:Time Formats.
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 volume.
3. Commerce. a. a document that lists and describes available products. b. the set of products available from a particular source.
v.t.
4. to list or describe in a catalog.
CATALOG
Member type. Catalog.
Procedure. Manages catalog entries. Ref: PSPPR:Procedures. PSPL:Data Management:CATALOG. SPG.
Device. Ref: PSPL:I/O:Names for Files.
Display Manager window. Catalog entries.
cataloged procedure
n.
JCL. a JCL program that contains text parameters. Values are substituted for the parameters when the cataloged procedure is called.
CATAMS
Entry type.
CATCACHE
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Options for SAS Datasets:System Options for SAS Files. SLRD:SAS System Options.
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.
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/STAT. Procedure. Categorical modeling.
CATNAME
Global statement. Defines catrefs. Ref: PSPPR:Global Statements. PSPL:I/O:Names for Files. SLRD:Statements.
catref
(kat' ref) n.
a logical name for concatenated catalogs. Catrefs are defined in the CATNAME statement.
CATS
Function, CALL routine. String concatenation. Ref: PSPPR:Functions; CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
CATT
Function, CALL routine. String concatenation. Ref: PSPPR:Functions; CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
CATX
Function, CALL routine. String concatenation. Ref: PSPPR:Functions; CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
