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<computer programming> Storing the value of an expression in a variable. This is commonly written in the form "v = e". In Algol the assignment operator was ":=" (pronounced "becomes") to avoid mathematicians qualms about writing statements like x = x+1.
Assignment is not allowed in functional languages, where an identifier always has the same value.
See also: referential transparency, single assignment, zero assignment.
(01 Feb 1996)
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(14 Jan 2009)
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