What is the purpose of an input variable in Terraform?

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To parameterize a configuration so the same code can be reused with different values — Variables are inputs you pass in, letting one config serve many environments. Outputs do the opposite — they expose values out of the config.

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To expose a configuration's results so other tools and modules can consume them

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To name a computed expression so it can be reused throughout the configuration

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To store the configuration's current state so Terraform can track real resources

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