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The term ''[[local variable]]'' is usually synonymous with automatic variable, since these are the same thing in many programming languages, but local is more general – most local variables are automatic local variables, but [[static local variable]]s also exist, notably in C. For a static local variable, the allocation is static (the lifetime is the entire program execution), not automatic, but it is only in scope during the execution of the function.

==In specific programming languages==

=== C, C++ ===

=== C, C++ ===

(Called ''automatic'' variables.)

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==See also==

* [[C syntax#Storage class specifiers]]

* [[Variable-length array]] ([[C99]] new feature)

* [[C syntax#Storage class specifiers]]

* [[Variable-length array]] ([[C99]] new feature)

==Notes==

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==References==

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