The term of art "move" goes back at least to the 705, well before COBOL, so even if it's confusing it's not likely to change.
________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Gary Weinhold <weinh...@dkl.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 11:38 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Definition of mainframe? Was: Ars Technica >> Wayne B wrote: COBOL MOVE was not intuitive. Should have been PROPOGATE or COPY, COPY was already taken I guess. Assembler has the same problem: MVC, MVCL, etc. Gary Weinhold Senior Application Architect DATAKINETICS | Data Performance & Optimization Phone:+1.613.523.5500 x216 Email: weinh...@dkl.com Visit us online at http://www.dkl.com/ E-mail Notification: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property protection. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to use or disclose this information, and we request that you notify us by reply mail or telephone and delete the original message from your mail system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
