# local variable

> Computer programming, a variable only usable in a portion of a program (the scope)

**Wikidata**: [Q960279](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960279)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_variable)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/local-variable


## References

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