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In programming, a compiler directive that places a value into a variable. For example, counter=0 creates a variable named counter and fills it with zeros. The VARIABLE=VALUE syntax is common among programming languages.

assignment statement [ə′sīn·mənt ‚stāt·mənt]

(computer science)

A statement in a computer program that assigns a value to a variable.

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