The Linkage Section describes data made available from another program through the CALL statement. It can also be used to describe the format of data accessed by using the ADDRESS OF special register.

What is linkage section in C?

LINKAGE SECTION defines the data items to receive the data from called program to the current program by using CALL. LINKAGE SECTION also defines the data items to receive the data from JCL through PARM operand. ... The maximum length of the data can pass from program to program is 64K but recommended to pass around 24K.

What is the limit of linkage section in COBOL?

There is a limit of 255 level 01 Linkage data items per program. There is no limit for the number of subordinate items allowed for each of these level 01 items.