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  Verb:         INITIALIZE
 
  Function:     Assigns values to all data items of a specified type
                that are subordinate to a specified data item.
 
  Syntax:
                   ┌───────────┐
                   ▼           │
     ►►─INITIALIZE identifier-1─────►
 
     ►─┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬─►◄
       │           ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
       │           ▼                                                │ │
       └─REPLACING─┬─ALPHABETIC──────────┬─┬────┬─BY─┬─identifier-2─┬─┘
                   ├─ALPHANUMERIC────────┤ └DATA┘    └─literal-1────┘
                   ├─ALPHANUMERIC-EDITED─┤
                   ├─DBCS────────────────┤
                   ├─NUMERIC─────────────┤
                   ├─NUMERIC-EDITED──────┤
                   ├─NATIONAL────────────┤
                   └─NATIONAL-EDITED─────┘
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