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scope of a variable
subject			fact

scope of a variable	consists of the parts of the source code in which reference to the variable can be made
	has definition The block of code within which the variable is accessible and determines when the variable is created and destroyed
	is a subtopic of Scope
	is defined by location of the variable declaration within your program
	is a kind of scope

Kinds of scope of a variable :

• scope of a class variable (3 facts)
• scope of a instance variable (3 facts)
• scope of a variable defined in a block (4 facts)