Answer / kavithachandrashekar

Redefines is basically used to occupy same same storage space for different data items.In this case if we declare new variable then there is wastage of memory

Answer / m r reddy

--Redefines is used to re-use the storage space irrespective of the data type.
--Using redefines more than one field can re-use the same memory.

Ex: 01 a pic x(5) value 'xyz12'.
01 b redefines a pic x(3).

Here a=xyz12 value is stored and
b=xyz value is stored. B is reuse the A's Memory

Answer / deepak kumar

redefines saves the memory by referring the same memory location by other data items.

Answer / sriram

redefines is a clause which is used for predefined storage space for other variables without wastage of space.

Answer / joshin

redifine will used to change the pic clause of already
declared variable.

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