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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
static nested scope
Where the scope of an identifier is fixed at
compile-time+to+be+the+smallest+block+({begin" rel="nofollow">compile-time to be the smallest block ({begin/end,
function, or procedure body) containing the identifier's
declaration. This means that an identifier declared in some
block is only accessible within that block and from procedures
declared within it.
This term is used in the Python community.
Compare lexical scope.
(2002-02-18)