Meanings
nounbound variable (plural bound variables)
plural bound variables
- computingA variable that is associated with a value, and therefore a variable that has an allocated storage location. If the programming language implements a representation of a canonical unknown value, infinity, etc., the value bound to the variable may be one of these.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
Bulgarian свързана променлива, свързана променлива
- свързана променлива (svărzana promenliva)variable that has an allocated storage location
- свързана променлива (svărzana promenliva)in logic
Chinese Mandarin 約束變量 /约束变量, 約束變數 /约束变数
- 約束變量 /约束变量 (yuēshù biànliàng)variable that has an allocated storage location
- 約束變數 /约束变数 (yuēshù biànshù)variable that has an allocated storage location
Czech vázaná proměnná, vázaná proměnná
- vázaná proměnnávariable that has an allocated storage location
- vázaná proměnnáin logic
French variable liée
- variable liéevariable that has an allocated storage location
German gebundene Variable
- gebundene Variablevariable that has an allocated storage location
Italian (Peano) variabile apparente
- (Peano) variabile apparentein logic
Japanese 束縛変数, 束縛変項
- 束縛変数 (sokubaku hensū)variable that has an allocated storage location
- 束縛変項 (sokubaku henkō)variable that has an allocated storage location
Russian свя́занная переме́нная
- свя́занная переме́нная (svjázannaja pereménnaja)variable that has an allocated storage location
Swedish bunden variabel
- bunden variabelin logic
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APA
bound variable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bound%20variable
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“bound variable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bound%20variable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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