In a COBOL program, the File Description (FD) Entry (or Sort Description (SD) Entry for sort/merge files) represents the highest level of organization in the File Section. The order in which the optional clauses follow the FD or SD entry is not important.
The File Section must contain a level indicator for each input and output file.
The File Description Entry has six formats:
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