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bound variable

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A variable that is associated with a value, and therefore a variable that has an allocated storage location. If the programming language implements a representation of a canonical unknown value, infinity, etc., the value bound to the variable may be one of these.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: свързана променлива (svǎrzana promenliva) — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • Chinese Mandarin: 約束變量 /约束变量 (yuēshù biànliàng) — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • Chinese Mandarin: 約束變數 /约束变数 (yuēshù biànshù) — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • Czech: vázaná proměnná — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • French: variable liée — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • German: gebundene Variable — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • Japanese: 束縛変数 (sokubaku hensū) — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • Japanese: 束縛変項 (sokubaku henkō) — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • Russian: свя́занная переме́нная (svjázannaja pereménnaja) — variable that has an allocated storage location
  • Bulgarian: свързана променлива (svǎrzana promenliva) — in logic
  • Czech: vázaná proměnná — in logic
  • Italian: (Peano) variabile apparente — in logic
  • Swedish: bunden variabel — in logic