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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=computer_programming">computer programming</a>, a <b>constant</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=Value_%28computer_science%29">value</a> that is not altered by the <a href="page.php?w=Computer_program">program</a> during normal <a href="page.php?w=Execution_%28computing%29">execution</a>. When associated with an <a href="page.php?w=Identifier_%28computer_languages%29">identifier</a>, a constant is said to be "named," although the terms "constant" and "named constant" are often used interchangeably. This is contrasted with a <a href="page.php?w=Variable_%28computer_science%29">variable</a>,</p><p>
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