local variable
noun
1A factor which varies between different localities; a factor which is unique to a particular locality.
2 (Computing ) a variable which is declared within the definition of (and hence is accessed only by) a particular function, procedure, etc.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Political Science Quarterly.
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