github.com/iaas-resource-provision/iaas-rpc@v1.0.7-0.20211021023331-ed21f798c408/website/docs/language/values/index.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "language" 3 page_title: "Variables and Outputs" 4 --- 5 6 # Variables and Outputs 7 8 The Terraform language includes a few kinds of blocks for requesting or 9 publishing named values. 10 11 - [Input Variables](/docs/language/values/variables.html) serve as parameters for 12 a Terraform module, so users can customize behavior without editing the source. 13 14 - [Output Values](/docs/language/values/outputs.html) are like return values for a 15 Terraform module. 16 17 - [Local Values](/docs/language/values/locals.html) are a convenience feature for 18 assigning a short name to an expression.