Why are variables considered temporary storage in a program?

Hi Mārtiņš,

Variables are called temporary because they only exist while the program is running. They're used to store values in memory that your program needs at that moment — like numbers, strings, or results from calculations.

Here’s a simple example:

int main() {
    int score = 0;
    score += 10;
    printf("Current Score: %d\n", score);
    return 0;
}

In this code, the variable score holds a value temporarily. Once the program finishes running, the data stored in score is gone — unless you explicitly save it somewhere, like a file or database.

So to sum up: variables help your program work with data during execution, but they don't keep that data permanently.

If you have more questions, I’m here to help.