Variable (high-level programming language)

In some high-level programming languages, a variable is an abstract storage or indirection location paired with an associated symbolic name, which contains some known or unknown quantity of data or object referred to as a value; or in simpler terms, a variable is a named container for a particular set of bits or type of data (like integer, float, string, etc...) or undefined. In some other languages such as BASIC, Python, or Ruby — a variable is more accurately described as a name associated with a value, with memory allocation handled transparently by the interpreter or runtime.

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