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  Verb:         SET
 
  Function:     Assigns a value to an item of a type used for program
                control rather than data storage; that is index-name,
                condition-name, switch, or data item of USAGE INDEX,
                POINTER or PROCEDURE-POINTER.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?  Index            Index UP/DOWN
                               Condition-name  Switch
                               ADDRESS         Pointer UP/DOWN
                               Procedure pointer
 
             ┌──────────────┐
             ▼              │
     ──SET─┬─index-name-3─┬─┬─UP───┬─BY─┬─identifier-4─┬───
             └─identifier-3─┘ └─DOWN─┘    ├─integer-2────┤
                                          └─index-name-4─┘
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