Global Statements Dictionary
di
diagram
(dI' u gram) n.
an abstract visual representation that shows the connections between objects.
v.t.
2. to depict in a diagram.
dialog
(dI' u log) n.
1. dialog box.
2. a user interface object that uses a dynamic resembling a conversation between the program and the user.
dialog box
(dI' u log boks') n.
a window that a program displays temporarily for interaction with the user.
dictionary
(dik' shun a^r i) n.
1. an ordered list of words and their meanings.
2. a lookup table in which it is possible to look up a name and retrieve one or several descriptive or categorical attributes associated with it.
DICTIONARY
SQL. Libref. Ref: PSPL:SQL:Query Expressions. SPG:SQL.
DIF
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Other Categories of Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
DIGAMMA
Function. The derivative of the gamma function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
digit
(di' jit) n.
one of the characters or symbols that indicate magnitude in a numeral, especially these characters, used to write decimal numerals:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
digit string
n.
a character string containing digits, usually used as a code.
DIM
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Loops and Arrays:Arrays. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
dimension
(di men' shun) n.
1. a position for a subscript in the definition of an array.
2. an independent direction within an object, such as the horizontal and vertical dimensions of a page.
3. any separate aspect of variability in an object, space, mathematical model, etc.
DINFO
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Low-Level I/O Programming:Directory I/O Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
DIR
Display Manager window. Library members.
direct access
n.
1. access of a stored object by the object’s address.
adj.
2. allowing access by address.
directory
(di rek' tu ri) n.
a collection of computer files stored together, or the list of these files.
directory ID
n.
an integer value that identifies a directory. The DOPEN function opens a directory and returns a directory ID.
DISCRIM
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Discriminant criteria.
disk
(disk') n.
a storage device, flat and circular in shape, that contains data arranged in the shape of circles or a helix on one or both surfaces.
Also, disc.
DISK
Device.
dispersion
(di spur' zhun) Statistics. n.
the tendency of values in a population to be different from each other.
DISPLAY
Data step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Data Step Statements. PSPL:Text File I/O:Data Step Windows. SLRD:Statements.
Macro statement. Ref: PSPPR:Macro Language:Macro Statements. PSPL:Macro Language:User Parameters.
Procedure. Ref: SPG.
Display Manager
n.
a part of the interactive environment of base SAS developed mainly in the late 1980s with features that allow a user to edit and execute SAS programs and manage SAS files, characterized by a full-screen user interface style with commands, line commands, selection codes, and pull-down menus.
Also, display manager, SAS Display Manager System.
display variable
REPORT procedure. n.
an input variable whose values from every observation are displayed in the report.
DISTANCE
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Scores differences between observations.
distributed computing
n.
an application design approach that divides processing among many computers that are loosely coordinated, especially as a way to solve a computationally intensive problem.
distribution function
n.
the function that defines a probability distribution. For each value of a distribution, the value of the distribution function is the probability that a random variable from the distribution will be less than or equal to that value. The value of the function increases from 0 to 1.
Also, cumulative distribution function.
distro
(dis' trO) n.
distribution.