SYMBOL

        [SIC\]SYMBOL [X ["Translation"]] [/INQUIRE "Prompt Text"]

    This commands defines, lists and deletes symbols.

      SYMBOL
        Lists the Symbol table

      SYMBOL X
        Gives the translation of the symbol X

      SYMBOL X "Translation"
        Defines a new symbol or update the precedent symbol definition.

      SYMBOL X /INQUIRE "Prompt Text"
        Inquires the definition of a symbol with the specified  prompt  (for
    interactive session only).

    A symbol is an abbreviation of any character string. The symbol transla-
    tions are substituted to the corresponding symbols when found in a  com-
    mand  line.  In  a  command  line, symbol TOTO must appear inside simple
    quotes (like 'TOTO') to be translated, except  for  the  line  beginning
    where  SIC assumes the first word might be a symbol. A symbol definition
    may refer to another already defined symbol. The substitution occurs ev-
    erywhere, even within the character strings.

    Symbols in FOR-NEXT loops are substituted at compilation time (i.e. when
    the command line is written but not yet executed), using  their  current
    value.  In  a  loop, redefining a symbol which is already defined out of
    the loop has no effect since its occurences are substituted  before  the
    execution of all the commands.

    Symbols  can  be  deleted when they are no longer usefull, using command
    DELETE /SYMBOL.