A variable is a named location for storing a {{Glossary("Value", "value")}}. That way an unpredictable value can be accessed through a predetermined name.
<p>A variable is a named location for storing a {{Glossary("Value", "value")}}. That way an unpredictable value can be accessed through a predetermined name.</p>
<h2 id="Learn_more">Learn more</h2>
<h3 id="Learn_about_it">General knowledge</h3>
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<li>{{Interwiki("wikipedia", "Variable (computer science)")}} on Wikipedia</li>
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<h3 id="Technical_reference">Technical reference</h3>
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<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Grammar_and_types#Declarations">Declaring variables in JavaScript</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/var"><code>var</code> statement in JavaScript</a></li>
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