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environment variable

environment variable definition - computer

An item of data that is updated by the operating system, Web server or other control program. They typically reside in memory and can be read by applications to determine the current status of the system. Environment variables contain data such as time, date, path, version number, login information and so on. See CGI script and DOS Set.



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