Conditionals

Programming basics

In computer programming, a variable is a storage location paired with an associated symbolic name (an identifier) which contains a value.

In other words, a variable is a storage location for data. Variables have names. Some computer languages mandate you assign a data type to variables.

Standards

• Define the terms: variable, constant, operator, object.

See Also

• Conditionals in php

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