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1.1.1.3 User-Defined Words
The following sets of user-defined words are supported:

X Multi-Byte Characters Allowed?

X Alphabet-name
Yes

X Class-name
Yes

X Condition-name
Yes

X Data-name
Yes

X File-name
Yes

X Index-name
Yes

X Level-numbers: 01-49, 66, 77, 88
Yes

X Library-name
No

X Method-name
No

X Mnemonic-name
Yes

X Object-oriented class-name
No

X Paragraph-name
Yes

X Priority-numbers: 00-99
Yes

X Program-name
No

X Record-name
Yes

X Section-name
Yes

X Symbolic-character
Yes

X Text-name
No
For level-numbers and priority numbers, each word must be a 1-digit or 2-digit integer.

X Within a given source program or class definition, but excluding any
X contained program or method, each user-defined word (except level-numbers and priority-numbers) can belong to only one of these sets. Each user-defined word within a set must be unique, except as specified in "Referencing Data Names, Copy Libraries, and Procedure Division Names" in topic 1.5.
The following types of user-defined words can be referenced by statements and entries in that program in which the user-defined word is declared:
The following types of user-defined words can be referenced by any COBOL program, provided that the compiling system supports the associated library or other system, and the entities referenced are known to that system:
The following types of names, when they are declared within a Configuration Section, can be referenced by statements and entries either in that program which contains a Configuration Section or in any program contained within that program:
The function of each user-defined word is described in the clause or statement in which it appears.

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