Global Statements Dictionary
al
alert
(u lurt') n.
1. a dialog box that a program displays to inform the user of an unusual or potentially destructive condition.
algorithm
(al' gu ri thm) n.
a sequence of actions for completing a specifically defined task.
alias
(A' li us) n.
an alternate name for an object.
ALLELE
SAS/Genetics. Procedure.
ALLPERM
CALL routine. Permutations. Ref: PSPPR:CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
alphabet
(al' fu bet) n.
1. a complete set of letters arranged in a standard sequence.
2. the set of letters used to form the words of a language or writing system.
The uppercase Roman alphabet is:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R T S U V W X Y Z
alphabetic
(al fu bet' ik) adj.
forming a value using only letters, or only letters and spaces.
alphabetical
(al fu bet' ik ul) adj.
in order according to the sequence of letters in the alphabet. For example, the entries of a dictionary are arranged in alphabetical order.
alphabetize
(al' fu bu tIz) v.t.
to arrange in alphabetical order; sort alphabetically.
alter
(a^l' tur) v.t.
1. to change some details of; revise.
2. to access (an existing file) in a way that changes its structure, identifying information, or metadata. Compare modify.
ALTER
Password option. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Dataset Options; Passwords. PSPL:Options for SAS Datasets:Passwords. SLRD:Data Set Options.
ALTLOG
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options.
ALTPRINT
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options.