Glossary - V

4 A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U W X 

Variable Expansion:  The process of scanning a command line and replacing 
each environment variable name, alias parameter, or batch file parameter 
with its value. 

Variable Functions:  Functions provided by CMD.EXE to manipulate strings, 
dates, and filenames; perform arithmetic; read and write files; and 
perform other similar functions.  Variable functions are similar to static 
environment variables or internal variables, but have parameters and can 
perform actions rather than just returning static information. 

Variable:  See Alias Parameter, Batch File Parameter, and Environment 
Variable. 

Virtual Disk:  See RAM Disk. 

Volume Label:  A special, hidden file placed on any disk, whose name 
constitutes a "label" for the entire disk. 

Volume:  See Disk Drive.