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# Variables

Variables are pieces of reusable information

They have **names** and **values**. The variable is the placeholder for its value.

You can...

[...declare or create a variable](/coding-for-creatives-spring-2021/glossary-and-terms/variables/declaring-variables.md)

[...assign a variable a value](/coding-for-creatives-spring-2021/glossary-and-terms/variables/assigning-a-variable.md)

[...use a variable](/coding-for-creatives-spring-2021/glossary-and-terms/variables/using-a-variable.md)

[...create and use variables with different data types](/coding-for-creatives-spring-2021/glossary-and-terms/variables/data-types.md)

[...cast or change one data type into another data type](/coding-for-creatives-spring-2021/glossary-and-terms/variables/casting-a-variable.md)