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Common name for variable and constant

In programming (and math) there are variables and constants. Is there a name to describe both of them? I was thinking value, but that's not it. A value is what variables/constants contain, not what they are.

Solution

  • I would call it a symbol. From google:

    sym·bol/ˈsimbəl/Noun
1. A thing that represents or stands for something else, 
   esp. a material object representing something abstract.
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