Core common area
Encyclopedia
The core common area is that area of a computer program wherein data
can remain between the end of execution of one program and the start of execution of a subsequent program in a pipeline
.
Named after magnetic core memory
, the term has persisted into the modern era and is commonly used by both the Fortran
and BASIC
languages.
Data
The term data refers to qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which...
can remain between the end of execution of one program and the start of execution of a subsequent program in a pipeline
Pipeline (software)
In software engineering, a pipeline consists of a chain of processing elements , arranged so that the output of each element is the input of the next. Usually some amount of buffering is provided between consecutive elements...
.
Named after magnetic core memory
Magnetic core memory
Magnetic-core memory was the predominant form of random-access computer memory for 20 years . It uses tiny magnetic toroids , the cores, through which wires are threaded to write and read information. Each core represents one bit of information...
, the term has persisted into the modern era and is commonly used by both the Fortran
Fortran
Fortran is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing...
and BASIC
BASIC
BASIC is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use - the name is an acronym from Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code....
languages.