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In Companion the name "variable" is only used for generated entries; entries which come directly from the raw data are called "questions". There is no such distinction in CL and all data entries are called variables.

For more information on variables please see the following sections:

Variable types

Variable names

Variable lengths

Variable texts

Variable redefinition

$col

$field

$spreadfield

$colbin

$svar

$mvar

$ivar

$wvar

$cvar

Substrings (part of cvars)

Reserved variable names