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environment variable

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A variable used to configure the operating system environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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  • Catalan: variable d'entorn — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 環境變量 /环境变量 (huánjìng biànliàng) — Translations
  • Finnish: ympäristömuuttuja — Translations
  • French: variable d'environnement — Translations
  • German: Umgebungsvariable — Translations
  • Greek: μεταβλητή περιβάλλοντος (metavlití perivállontos) — Translations
  • Italian: variabile d'ambiente — Translations
  • Japanese: 環境変数 (kankyō hensū) — Translations
  • Korean: 환경 변수 (hwan'gyeong byeonsu) — Translations
  • Persian: متغیر محیطی (moteġayyer mohiti) — Translations
  • Portuguese: variável de ambiente — Translations
  • Spanish: variable de entorno — Translations
  • Tamil: சூழல் மாறி (cūḻal māṟi) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: biến môi trường — Translations