[ Course Documents ] : [ Names and Binding ]

Previous Contents Next Keyword Index

6 Attributes (cont.)

1. Name
• = identifier
• can be one-one, many-one, or none-one mapping to memory

2. Address
• point to a location in memory
• may vary dynamically
• Two names for same address = aliasing

3. Type
• range of values + legal operations
• variable, constant, label, pointer, program, ...