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The format of a dictionary (symbol table) adequate for aPl/I compiler is presented. The dictionary contains two types of entries: name and attribute. Methods of storing name entries are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the contents and structure of the attribute entries necessary to handle structures in a block environment. Extensions of the method that allow one-pass compilation are discussed. The relevance of the dictionary structure to other higher-level language compilers is explained.
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Busam, V.A. A dictionary structure for a PL/I compiler. International Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 1, 235–253 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00977412
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