Meanings
nounenvironment variable (plural environment variables)
plural environment variables
- computingA variable used to configure the operating system environment.
Translations
Catalan variable d'entorn
- variable d'entornTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 環境變量 /环境变量
- 環境變量 /环境变量 (huánjìng biànliàng)Translations
Finnish ympäristömuuttuja
- ympäristömuuttujaTranslations
French variable d'environnement
- variable d'environnementTranslations
German Umgebungsvariable
- UmgebungsvariableTranslations
Greek μεταβλητή περιβάλλοντος
- μεταβλητή περιβάλλοντος (metavlití perivállontos)Translations
Italian variabile d'ambiente
- variabile d'ambienteTranslations
Japanese 環境変数
- 環境変数 (kankyō hensū)Translations
Korean 환경 변수
- 환경 변수 (hwan'gyeong byeonsu)Translations
Persian متغیر محیطی
- متغیر محیطی (moteġayyer mohiti)Translations
Portuguese variável de ambiente
- variável de ambienteTranslations
Spanish variable de entorno
- variable de entornoTranslations
Tamil சூழல் மாறி
- சூழல் மாறி (cūḻal māṟi)Translations
Vietnamese biến môi trường
- biến môi trườngTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
environment variable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environment%20variable
MLA
“environment variable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environment%20variable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “environment variable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environment%20variable.
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