This is just a curiosity question, but I’ve wondered about this.

The JCL reference says:

All temporary data set names begin as follows: SYSyyddd.Thhmmss.RA000.jjobname

Does anyone know the story behind the ‘RA000’ part? It seems unnecessary and 
arbitrary.

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