Variables. A variable is a symbolic name for (or reference to) information. The variable's name represents what information the variable contains. They are called variables because the represented information can change but the operations on the variable remain the same. In general, a program should be written with Symbolic notation, such that a statement is always true symbolically.
Definition of overwatch. 1  1 archaic : to weary or exhaust by keeping awake. 2  2a obsolete : to watch through or throughout (as the night) b : to watch over. 3  3 : to support by fire another element which is moving tanks overwatching an assault battalion.
For other uses, see StopWatch (Campaign) . Stopwatch animation for 59 seconds and its reading (on fast computers it takes less than 59 seconds.). A stopwatch is a handheld timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when it is activated to the time when the piece is deactivated.topwatches that count by 1/100 of a second are commonly mistaken as counting milliseconds, rather than centiseconds. The first digital timer used in organized sports was the Digitimer, developed by Cox Electronic Systems, Inc. of Salt Lake City Utah (1971).