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Global variable

In computer programming, a global variable is a variable with global scope, meaning that it is visible (hence accessible) throughout the program, unless shadowed. The set of all global variables is known as the global environment or global state. In compiled languages, global variables are generally static variables, whose extent (lifetime) is the entire…

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Global variable

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Triples43
Avg. degree1.95
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Global variable

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related to Global-only and global-by-default · 12
Global variable → BASIC, COBOL, COMMON, Forth, Fortran, Fortran II, Lua, Named COMMON, Perl, PL/SQL, Usage, Variables
related to C and C++ · 9
Global variable → An, External, However, It, Suchexterndeclarations, The, This, Variables, Where
related to PHP · 7
Global variable → Changes, GLOBALSsuperglobal, However, PHP, The, They, Variables
related to Use · 5
Global variable → Global, Interaction, Languages, The, Without
related to Java · 4
Global variable → Hence, In Java, Java, Some
related to Other languages · 4
Global variable → ID, In Python, MATLAB, Ruby's
is a · 1
Global variable → variable with global scope

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variables global languages variable scope file declared program local however known generally also accessible class programming though java using common

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Global variableis avariable with global scope0.90text
PL/SQLinstance ofand influenced later languages0.80text
Global variablerelated to C and C++The0.60section
Global variablerelated to C and C++However0.60section
Global variablerelated to C and C++Variables0.60section
Global variablerelated to C and C++External0.60section
Global variablerelated to C and C++This0.60section
Global variablerelated to C and C++It0.60section
Global variablerelated to C and C++Suchexterndeclarations0.60section
Global variablerelated to C and C++Where0.60section
Global variablerelated to C and C++An0.60section
Global variablerelated to Global-only and global-by-defaultBASIC0.60section

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