Terraform variable names are saved in the state file.

The correct answer is B. False. False. The Terraform state file stores the current state of your managed infrastructure - resource IDs, attributes, and metadata. It does not store variable names or their definitions. Variable values may indirectly appear in state as part of resource attribute values (e.g., a na

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False. The Terraform state file stores the current state of your managed infrastructure - resource IDs, attributes, and metadata. It does not store variable names or their definitions. Variable values may indirectly appear in state as part of resource attribute values (e.g., a name tag derived from a variable), but the variable definitions and names themselves are not persisted in the state file. This is why you can rename a variable without impacting existing state as long as the resource configuration produces the same result.

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