Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated August 2025
Definition
The arrow symbol, also known as the assignment operator, is used in programming to assign a value to a variable. It indicates that the value on the right side of the arrow should be stored in the variable on the left side.