integervariable

noun

UK /ˈɪn.tɪ.dʒə ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/

US /ˈɪn.tɪ.dʒər ˈver.i.ə.bəl/

A box in a computer program that holds a whole number.

The program uses an integervariable to count how many apples are in the basket.

SYNONYMS

whole-number variable integer field numeric variable counting variable

RELATED WORDS

integer variable data type declaration value

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A named storage location in code that can only store positive or negative whole numbers, never fractions.

You must declare the integervariable before you assign it a value.

3. In math puzzles, a letter that stands for an unknown whole number.

Let n be an integervariable representing the number of students.

4. A slot in a database table designed to hold whole numbers.

The age column is stored as an integervariable.