Assignment (computer science)
setting or re-setting the value associated with a variable name
In the context of programming and computer science, an assignment operator is a symbol or operator used to assign a value to a variable. It is a fundamental concept in most programming languages. It is used to store a value in a variable so that it can be manipulated and used in computations later in the code. In many programming languages, the assignment operator is typically denoted by the equals sign ("=").