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===Data===

[[File:Program memory layout.pdf|thumb|383x383px|This shows the typical layout of a simple computer's program memory with the text, various data, and stack and heap sections.]]

The ''.data'' segment contains any global or static variables which have a pre-defined value and can be modified. That is any variables that are not defined within a function (and thus can be accessed from anywhere) or are defined in a function but are defined as ''static'' so they retain their valueaddress across subsequent calls. Examples, in C, include:

int val = 3;