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{{short description|Operating System low level I/O API}}
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In [[IBM mainframe]] [[operating system]]s, '''Execute Channel Program''' ('''EXCP''') is a [[Macro (computer science)|macro]] generating a [[system call]], implemented as a [[Supervisor Call instruction]], for low-level device access, where the programmer is responsible for providing a ''[[Channel program#Channel Program|channel program]]''—a list of device-specific commands (CCWs)—to be executed by I/O channels, control units and devices.<ref name="Hannula1974">{{cite book
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