environment variable

dynamic value that affects the behavior of processes on a computer
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environment variable

Summary

environment variable ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • environment variable's subclass of is recorded as assignable variable[2].
  • environment variable's part of is recorded as process[3].
  • environment variable's part of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • environment variable's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01z2nq[5].
  • environment variable's described at URL is recorded as https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682653(v=vs.85).aspx[6].
  • environment variable's described at URL is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Environment.html[7].
  • environment variable's described at URL is recorded as https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap08.html[8].
  • environment variable's facet of is recorded as operating system[9].
  • environment variable's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0281374[10].
  • environment variable's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/environment-variables[11].
  • environment variable's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://vi.stackexchange.com/tags/environment-variables[12].
  • environment variable's used by is recorded as env[13].
  • environment variable's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4810[14].
  • environment variable's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4809[15].
  • environment variable's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 109643173[16].
  • environment variable's KBpedia ID is recorded as EnvironmentVariable[17].
  • environment variable's Namuwiki ID is recorded as Linux/환경변수[18].
  • environment variable's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C109643173[19].
  • environment variable's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 57965[20].
  • environment variable's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as variable-dentorn[21].
  • environment variable's ArchWiki article is recorded as Environment_variables[22].
  • environment variable's ArchWiki article is recorded as Environment_variables_(Русский)[23].
  • environment variable's ArchWiki article is recorded as Environment_variables_(Português)[24].
  • environment variable's ArchWiki article is recorded as Environment_variables_(Español)[25].

Why It Matters

environment variable ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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  16. [17] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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