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Compound data structures are created when data declarations are nested within other data declarations. There are many compound data structures within the Clarion language: APPLICATION, WINDOW, REPORT, FILE, RECORD, GROUP, VIEW, QUEUE, etc. These compound data structures must be terminated by a period (.) or the keyword END. IF, CASE, EXECUTE, LOOP, BEGIN, and ACCEPT are all executable control structures. They must also be terminated with a period or the END statement (a LOOP may optionally terminate with a WHILE or UNTIL statement).