"environment variable" meaning in English

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        "(computing) A variable used to configure the operating system environment."
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "roman": "huánjìng biànliàng",
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          "word": "環境變量 /环境变量"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "ympäristömuuttuja"
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "variable d'environnement"
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          "code": "de",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Umgebungsvariable"
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          "roman": "metavlití perivállontos",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "μεταβλητή περιβάλλοντος"
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          "code": "it",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "variabile d'ambiente"
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          "alt": "かんきょうへんすう",
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          "roman": "kankyō hensū",
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          "word": "環境変数"
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          "roman": "hwan'gyeong byeonsu",
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          "word": "환경 변수"
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          "roman": "moteġayyer mohiti",
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          "word": "متغیر محیطی"
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          "word": "variável de ambiente"
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          "sense": "Translations",
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          "word": "variable de entorno"
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          "lang": "Tamil",
          "lang_code": "ta",
          "roman": "cūḻal māṟi",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "சூழல் மாறி"
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "biến môi trường"
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      "word": "variable d'entorn"
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      "word": "環境變量 /环境变量"
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      "word": "variable d'environnement"
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      "word": "variabile d'ambiente"
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      "word": "環境変数"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "code": "ta",
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      "roman": "cūḻal māṟi",
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      "word": "சூழல் மாறி"
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