In COBOL, a word or a punctuation character that associates a data name or paragraph name with its qualifier, links two or more operands in a series, or forms a conditional expression.

• 在COBOL语言中的一个字或一个标点符号，它把数据名或程序段名和其限定词建立联系，连接两个或更多的串行操作数，或构成一个条件表达式。