Input variables are values or data that are provided to a procedure when it is called. They serve as inputs for the procedure to perform its tasks and can be used within the procedure's code.
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Output Variables: Output variables are the results or data produced by a procedure after it has been executed.
Parameters: Parameters are similar to input variables, but they refer specifically to the placeholders defined in the procedure's signature that receive values when the procedure is called.
Arguments: Arguments are actual values passed into a procedure during its invocation, which then get assigned to the corresponding parameters.