affecter let

Language

javascript

Surface

stdlib

Locale

fr

Concept

let

Brain ID

javascript/stdlib/let

Brevity ladder

affecter → soit

Gloss

let — introduce/bind a name

Upstream reference

MDN · search

Brain version

1.1.0-alpha.13 · generated Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:26:24 GMT · hash 4914b8003cdd29d0…

Provenance

#3 variable concept_map maps javascript/let → concept let
#23 demo-alpha concept_map maps javascript/let → concept let
#28 sealion-refinement concept_map maps javascript/let → concept let winning layer

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Across locales

What each covering migration carries for this concept, per locale — the whole-brain view, not filtered by your language. Forms are the migration's leaf values (pre-transform, pre-human-verdict); a locale without a form falls back to canonical English. Chips open that locale's live docs page for this term.

variable · concept let — per-locale forms

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demo-alpha · concept let — per-locale forms

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sealion-refinement · concept let — per-locale forms

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AI council review

Reviewed by 1 model · @cf/aisingapore/gemma-sea-lion-v4-27b-it · 2026-07-17

Cluster variable · locale fr · member let

improve

verdict

soit

existing translation

affecter

improved translation

Explanation

'Affecter' (to assign) is a more natural and commonly used term in French programming when introducing a variable assignment. It aligns better with the operational intent of 'let'.

Issue breakdown

accuracy While mathematically correct, 'soit' feels overly formal and less common in modern programming contexts.