This standard specifies the form and interpretation of computer programs written in the ASC language.
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This Standard specifies...
- the representation and interpretation of ASC programs
- the syntax of the ASC programming language
- the representation of data manipulated by ASC programs
- the restrictions and limits set to a "conforming implementation" of this standard
- the abstract computer architecture with which ASC programs may be executed with
- the instruction set that is interpreted by the abstract computer architecture
- the format for storing programs to be executed by the abstract computer architecture
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This standard does not specify...
- the methods by which an ASC program is transformed for interpretation by the abstract computer architecture
- the methods by which an ASC program is executed by the absract computer architecture
- the methods that may by used to invoke an ASC program
- the resolution of the capabilities of the abstract computer architecture with the capabilities of the underlying computer hardware used by an implementation
- the hardware-specific capacity limits that may affect an ASC program or the abstract computer architecture
- the methods by which output data is transformed after it leaves an ASC program
- the minimum requirements which a computer needs to support a conforming implementation