What does a declaration provide for a variable?

Explanation:

Declaration of a Variable. A declaration of a variable is where a program says that it needs a variable. For our small programs, place declaration statements between the two braces of the main method. The declaration gives a name and a data type for the variable. It may also ask that a particular value be placed in the variable.

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