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Legacy System:

A database or application using a very out-of-date database engine or application tools or SDKs.

Local Definition:

Local data types and local variables are available only within the scope and context of which they are defined. So if one procedure defines a variable abc , then the variable abc will not exist with the procedural set value outside of that procedure.

Locking:

A concept applying to the sharing of data, in that as one process changes data, that data must be partially or completely locked, thus maintaining consistency of the data in a database.

Loop:

A programming construct used to execute a sequence of one or more commands, repetitively.