Global Statements Dictionary
ob
object
(ob' jekt) n.
1. something that is acted on; the target of an action.
2. a data value or collection of data that is created or used by a program; something occupying or associated with a space in memory.
object-dot
(ob' jekt dot') adj.
Object-oriented programming. identifying a property or method of an object by writing the object name followed by a period (called a dot) and the name of the property or method.
object-oriented
adj.
programming in a way that associates routines with the objects that they act on. In object-oriented programming, objects belong to classes, and the definition of a class includes all the routines (called methods) that act on objects in that class.
OBJECTSERVER
System option. DCOM/CORBA server. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.
OBS
Dataset option. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Dataset Options. PSPL:Options for SAS Datasets:Dataset Options. SLRD:Data Set Options.
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Options for SAS Datasets:System Options For SAS Files. SLRD:System Options.
OBSBUF
Dataset option. Buffer size for data step view.
observation
(ob zur vA' shun) n.
1. an instance of values of the variables in a SAS dataset.
2. the actions or data of one iteration of an observation loop.
3. one item in a sample.
observation loop
n.
the automatic loop of the data step, or any loop in a program that repeats as many times as are necessary to process the program's input data.
