Statements to declare and allocate space for variables.
Dim
Declares a variable at the current scope. 
 Const
Declares a non-modifiable variable. 
 Scope
Begins a new scope block. 
 
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Declares variables in a procedure that retain their value between calls. 
 Shared
Used with  Dim allows variables to be visible throughout a module.
  Var
Declares variables where the data type is implied from an initializer. 
 
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