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title: "What is a client variable?"  
description: "What is a client variable?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-05-17  
updated: 2020-09-17  
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category: "cold fusion"  
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# What is a client variable?

These are special scope variables that are available for a single client browser over multiple browser sessions in an application. \
Data is stored as cookies, database entries, or Registry values.\
No need to use the Client scope prefix in the variable name\
Value must be simple variables. Can not be arrays, structures, query objects, or other objects.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

These are special scope variables that are available for a single client browser over multiple browser sessions in an application. \
Data is stored as cookies, database entries, or Registry values.\
No need to use the Client scope prefix in the variable name\
Value must be simple variables. Can not be arrays, structures, query objects, or other objects.


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