# 11.2 Data Edit Descriptors

A data edit descriptor causes the transfer or conversion of data to or from its internal representation.

The part of a record that is input or output and formatted with data edit descriptors (or character string edit descriptors) is called a field.

This section describes the forms for data edit descriptors and the individual descriptors, themselves. It also describes general rules for numeric editing and default widths for data edit descriptors.

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