Definitions
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- noun computing A named value that acts like a
variable but is not a true variable.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Notice that the % RANDOM% pseudovariable generates the same "random" number until the clock ticks over another second.
The Old New Thing 2010
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The script was a batch file, and it generated its output in a few different steps, storing the intermediate output in randomly-named temporary files, taking advantage of the % RANDOM% pseudovariable to generate the name of those temporary files.
The Old New Thing 2010
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Notice that the % RANDOM% pseudovariable generates the same "random" number until the clock ticks over another second.
Site Home 2010
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The script was a batch file, and it generated its output in a few different steps, storing the intermediate output in randomly-named temporary files, taking advantage of the % RANDOM% pseudovariable to generate the name of those temporary files.
Site Home 2010
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· Added a new pseudovariable called stat, that allows reading and resetting statistics values from the script.
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