<doc>
	<legacy_id>461</legacy_id>
	<term>environment variable</term>
	<definition><p>Information the operating system provides about the system or the user. Environment variables are used only on <glossary tag="OS X">OS X</glossary> and <glossary tag="Unix">Unix systems</glossary>.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Values &amp; Properties</category>
	 	<category>The System Environment</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>environment variables</synonym>
	 	<synonym>environment variable's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>environment variables'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>shell variable</synonym>
	 	<synonym>shell variables</synonym>
	 	<synonym>shell variable's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>shell variables'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>environment variable</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>