Slide 5 What is a variable? A variable(also an object) is a named memory location for a value (that we can write to, retrieve, and manipulate) X 1000 Name -n identifier Type - size It can be best thought of as a container/box for a valueSlide 5 What is a variable? Name --- identifier Type --- size A variable (also an object) is a named memory location for a value (that we can write to, retrieve, and manipulate) 1000 X It can be best thought of as a container/box for a value