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parameter

in computer programming, special kind of variable that holds data that was passed as an argument to a subroutine
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Summary

parameter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,351 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: variable[2]
  • Manifestation of: domain of a function[3], set[4]
  • Main Wikidata property: P3575[5]
  • Different from: option[6], large language model parameter[7]
  • Uses: argument[8]
  • Glossary entry at Wikipedia URL: https://abstract.wikipedia.org/wiki/f:Special:MyLanguage/WF:Glossary#argument_reference[9]

Why It Matters

parameter has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] parameter is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 4184
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'functions',
    Sitelink count → 31
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 4184, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7331681|parameter (#7331681)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 14w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Glossary entry at wikipedia url → https://abstract.wikipedia.org/wiki/f:Special:MyLanguage/WF:
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Glossary entry at wikipedia url: https://abstract.wikipedia.org/wiki/f:Special:MyLanguage/WF:Glossary#argument_reference"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Uses → —
    Different from → option, large language model parameter
    Subclass of → variable
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 1668, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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