taggedvariable
nounUK /tæɡd ˈveəriəbl/
US /tæɡd ˈveriəbl/
A tagged variable is a label with a name that helps a computer remember and find a piece of information.
The program stored the player's score in a tagged variable called highScore.
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2. In programming, a variable that carries a type tag so the computer knows what kind of data it holds.
The tagged variable told the system the value was a number, not text.
3. In statistics, a variable marked with a label to show which group or category it belongs to.
Each tagged variable in the survey showed whether the answer came from a child or an adult.
4. A named slot in a spreadsheet or database that is marked for easy sorting and searching.
She made the price column a tagged variable so the table could sort by cost.