A parameter may refer to any of the following:

  1. With a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), a parameter is any data appearing after a question mark (?), which sends additional information to the sever. Multiple parameters are separated by an ampersand (&). For full details about a URL and its parameters, see our URL guide.

  2. Sometimes abbreviated as parm, with a command, a parameter refers to an unknown data value capable of being set through a command by the user. For example, the command FDISK /CMBR requires that the user specify the “DISK” parameter. In this example, a parameter lets you chose what disk drive you want to use when recreating the master boot record.

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In the above example, /CMBR is a command switch and should not be confused with a parameter. Command switches often begin with either a forward slash ( / ) or a dash ( - ) depending on the command line.

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