Glossary K
- key
- On OpenVMS systems, a value in a file of indexed organization
that the system uses to build indexes into the file. Each key is
identified by its location within the component, its length, and its
data type. Also called the key field. See also
alternate
key, index, and
primary key.
- keyed access
- On OpenVMS systems, a method for retrieving or writing data in which
the data (a record) is identified by specifying the information in a
key field of the record. See also key.
- key of reference
- On OpenVMS systems, a key used to determine the index to use when
sequentially accessing components of an indexed file. See
also key,
indexed file organization,
and sequential access.
- keyword
- (1) Part of the syntax of a statement (syntax keyword). These keywords
are not reserved. (2) A dummy argument name.
- kind type
parameter
- Indicates the range of an intrinsic data type. For real and complex
types, it also indicates precision. If a specific kind type parameter is
not specified (for example, INTEGER), the kind type is the default
for that type (for example, default integer). See also
default
character, default
complex, default integer,
default logical, and
default real.