Matching Pairs VariablesOnline version Java Concepts, Terms and Definitions by steve finch 1 Casting a variable 2 Variable declaration 3 Keyword final 4 Variable assignment 5 Variable A named piece of memory where you can stash the value of something Sets a value to a variable. Example: counter = 7; Reserves a variable's chunk of memory. Example: int counter; An entity that can only be assigned once. The process of converting a variable from one type into another type.