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title: "variable"
description: " An element of storage in a computer that is accessible by a software program by referring to it by a name."
type: term
term_id: 629
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/variable"
slug: "variable"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/variable/"
---

# variable

 An element of storage in a computer that is accessible by a software program by referring to it by a name.

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Test Manager 2012
- Foundation Extension - Agile Tester 2014
- Advanced Security Tester 2016
- Foundation 2018
- Foundation Extension - Performance Testing 2018
- Foundation V3.1 2018
- Advanced Test Analyst 2019
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2019
- Advanced Agile Technical Tester 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/variable/) — Variable
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/variabile/) — variabile
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E5%A4%89%E6%95%B0-variable/) — 変数（variable）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/variavel/) — variável
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/variavel/) — variável
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/promenna/) — proměnná
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/variabel/) — variabel
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/variabel/) — variabel
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/variabele/) — variabele
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/valtozo/) — változó
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/variabel/) — variabel
- [한국어](https://istqb-glossary.page/kr/%E1%84%87%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB%E1%84%89%E1%85%AE-variable/) — 변수(variable)

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