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Local variable in computer programming

In computer programming, an automatic variable is a local variable which is allocated and deallocated automatically when program flow enters and leaves the variable's scope. The scope is the lexical context, particularly the function or block in which a variable is defined. Local data is typically invisible outside the function or lexical context where it is defined. Local data is also invisible and inaccessible to a called function, but is not deallocated, coming back in scope as the execution thread returns to the caller. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Automatic variableA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Subspace Estimation with Automatic Dimension and Variable Selection in Sufficient Dimension ReductionInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Handbook Of Asynchronous Machines With Variable SpeedThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Stable and variable affordances are both automatic and flexibleCited 121 times
  5. Go sideways: Local variableA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Static variableA closely related topic

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