Definition: variable: 1. The condition of an object (such as a file, value, or state) that can change at any time, increasing the functionality and flexibility of data. 2. Setting or parameter defined in shell environments when a user logs into a system or a developer compiles a program for a certain computing environments.
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Source: Redhat-9-Glossary / Linux Dictionary V 0.16
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/html/index.html
Author: Binh Nguyen linuxfilesystem(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
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