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