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title: "What is the difference between Assignment and Initialization?"  
description: "What is the difference between Assignment and Initialization?"  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2011-03-28  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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# What is the difference between Assignment and Initialization?

Assignment can be done as many times as desired whereas Initialization can be done only once.

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

Assignment can be done as many times as desired whereas Initialization can be done only once.


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