VMS Help  —  COBOL  DATA_DIVISION, clauses  REDEFINES
  The REDEFINES clause allows different data description entries to
  describe the same storage area.

  Format -

   level-number [ identifier ] REDEFINES other-data-item
                [ FILLER    ]

1  –  other-data-item

  is an identifier.  It identifies the data description entry that
  first defines the storage area.
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