---
title: Local scope
slug: Glossary/Local_scope
tags:
  - CodingScripting
  - Glossary
  - NeedsContent
---
Local scope is a characteristic of {{glossary("variable","variables")}} that makes them local (i.e., the variable name is only bound to its {{glossary("value")}} within a scope which is not the {{glossary("global scope")}}).

## See also

- {{interwiki("wikipedia", "Scope (computer science)", "Scope")}} on Wikipedia
