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What does "value" mean in programming?
value is one of the most common terms in software development. This guide explains what it means, how it is used in practice, and why it matters, with real examples from the developer world.
Definition
A piece of data that a variable holds or an expression evaluates to. Values have types (number, string, boolean, object, etc.) and can be passed to functions, stored in variables, or returned.
Example
"The expression 2 + 3 evaluates to the value 5."
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