The TRANSLATETABLE declaration defines one or more translate tables. Used in a REPLACE statement, a translate table indicates translations to be performed from one group of characters to another group of characters.

<translate table declaration>

                   ┌◄──────────── , ───────────┐
── TRANSLATETABLE ─┴─<translate table element>─┴───────────────────────┤

<translate table element>

                    ┌◄─────────── , ──────────┐
──<identifier>── ( ─┴─<translation specifier>─┴─ ) ────────────────────┤

<translate table identifier>

An identifier that is associated with a group of one or more translation specifiers in a TRANSLATETABLE declaration.