5  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  var 
  n  :  a  unit  of  electrical  power  in  an  AC  circuit  equal  to  the 
  power  dissipated  when  1  volt  produces  a  current  of  1 
  ampere  [syn:  {volt-ampere}] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  var. 
  n  :  (biology)  a  group  of  organisms  within  a  species  that  differ 
  in  trivial  ways  from  similar  groups;  "a  new  strain  of 
  microorganisms"  [syn:  {form},  {variant},  {strain}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  var  /veir/  or  /var/  n.  Short  for  `variable'.  Compare  {arg}, 
  {param}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  VAR 
 
  1.  {Value  Added  Reseller}  (or  retailer). 
 
  2.  /veir/  or  /var/  Short  for  "variable".  Compare  {arg}, 
  {param}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  VAR 
  Value-Added  Reseller 
 
 

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