rvalue -- Definition

An  rvalue  is  the value  of  an  expression.   The  name comes  from  the
assignment expression e1=e2;, in which the right operand is an rvalue.

Unlike an lvalue, an rvalue can be either a variable or a constant.

See Also

lvalue,
Programming COHERENT
ANSI Standard, §6.2.2.1

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness