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title: Local variable

slug: Glossary/Local_variable

page-type: glossary-definition

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A {{glossary("variable")}} whose name is bound to its {{glossary("value")}} only within a {{Glossary("local scope")}}.

## Example

## See also

- [Local variable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_variable) on Wikipedia