# 3 Assignment Statements

Assignment statements define the value of a data item- a variable, array element, record (structured variable), record element, or character substring. The expression on the right side of the assignment statement's equal sign is evaluated and the resulting value is assigned to the data item.

Compaq Fortran 77 provides the following assignment statements:

- Arithmetic

- Logical

- Character

- Aggregate

- ASSIGN

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