"identification division" meaning in All languages combined

See identification division on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: identification divisions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} identification division (plural identification divisions)
  1. (computing) The (sometimes optional) part of a COBOL program that identifies the name of the program (and optionally of its programmer) Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-identification_division-en-noun-D8abiYMK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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