# Arrays and Variables - Difference?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-and-variables-difference/121064>\
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**Created:** [August 30, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-and-variables-difference/121064 "2004-08-30T17:03:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![dcoltonbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dcoltonbrown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dcoltonbrown)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-and-variables-difference/121064/1 "2004-08-30T17:03:20Z")

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Can someone tell me the difference between arrays and variables? It seems as if the two terms are often interchanged. (Is it that arrays are objects?)

On that note, if I want to populate a listbox with an array or variable, how is it done? What if I want listbox info to define my array.