Glossary coding Term Page

Scope

The region of code where a name can be referenced

scope #coding#c#rust

Aliases

scope

Related Concepts

Storage Duration Automatic Storage Static Storage move drop Copy trait

Core Idea

Scope is The region of code where a name can be referenced. It usually makes the most sense alongside Storage Duration, Automatic Storage, Static Storage.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong reuses this term across c posts as shared vocabulary.

Posts Mentioning This Concept

[Rust Series 5] Ownership Basics Trace how values move, exit scope, and drop so you can build intuition for ownership.[Rust 시리즈 5편] ownership 기초 값이 이동하고(scope) 정리되는(drop) 과정을 예제로 살펴보며 ownership의 출발점을 잡습니다.[C Series 16] Reading Variable Lifetimes through Storage Duration and Scope Differentiate the storage duration and scope of automatic, static, and global variables, and practice steering their lifetimes with the `static` and `extern` keywords.