noun
A term used in computer programming to refer to a data object that can appear on the left side of an assignment statement.
adjective
Describing a type of expression or variable that can be assigned a value.
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In C programming, an lvalue is an expression that refers to a memory location.
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You can think of an lvalue as something that can appear on the left side of an assignment operator.
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An lvalue is like the 'left-hand side' of an equation.
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Just like a mailbox can hold letters, an lvalue holds a memory location in programming.