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COBOL, ENVIRONMENT_DIVISION, SPECIAL-NAMES, cond-name
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  is a condition-name for the "on" or "off" status of the switch.  It
  always possesses the global attribute.  Its truth value is "true" when
  the STATUS phrase matches the status of the switch, "false" when it
  does not.
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