### 11.7 VARIABLE LABELS ¶

In addition to a variable’s name, each variable can have a label. Whereas a variable name is a concise, easy-to-type mnemonic for the variable, a label may be longer and more descriptive.

    VARIABLE LABELS
            variable ’label’
            [variable ’label’]...

`VARIABLE LABELS` associates explanatory names with variables. This name, called a variable label, is displayed by statistical procedures.

Specify each variable followed by its label as a quoted string. Variable-label pairs may be separated by an optional slash ‘`/`’.

If a listed variable already has a label, the new one replaces it. Specifying an empty string as the label, e.g.‘`''`’, removes a label.