[TUHS] On computerese

[Rob Pike]

One man's "data definition" is another's "define dataset" remembered
faintly from 50 years ago.

-rob


On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 6:11 PM Tom Lyon <pugs78 at gmail.com> wrote:

> According to GC28-6704-1, IBM System/360 Operating System: Job Control
> Language Reference,
> DD means "Data Definition". Bitsavers knows all.
>
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 10:15 PM Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 16 Sep 2024, Rob Pike wrote:
>>
>> [ The origin of the "dd" command ]
>>
>> > I was told it's IBMese: Define Dataset.
>>
>> Straight from IBM's JCL (Job Control Language); heck, I still remember
>> obscure things like "DISP=(,KEEP)" etc...
>>
>> -- Dave
>>
>
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