Names, Bindings, and Scopes

Definitions

Important definitions to know when working with names, bindings, and scopes

Name Forms

A name is a string of characters used to identify some entity in a program.

Special Words

Special words in programming languages are used to make programs more readable by naming actions to be performed

Variables

Programmers often think of variable names as names for memory locations, but there is much more to a variable than just a name.

The concept of Binding

A binding is an association between an attribute and an entity, such as between a variable and its type or value, or between an operation and a symbol.

Static Type Binding

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Dynamic Type Binding

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