Re: offtopic: looking for a name for a concept

>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm looking for a word and I hope that you can help me out.
>> Is there a name for the supertype of which both parameters and variables
>> are
>> subtypes of.
>> So far, the best I could come up with is 'referencable' as they are both
>> referencable.
>> Is there any better word?
>>
> NamedValue? NameValuePair?
>
> Just out of curiosity, why do you need both concepts?
>
For the development of a compiler, I will have to create a class that is
subtyped by both a variable or a parameter. The expressions that use them do
not have to know wether they originated locally or passed to the function.
That said, I think Oliver made a good point in the other thread; local
variable vs. parameter (both variables).

Corno


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