Labels of length up to 40 characters (including blanks) can be attached to SAS variables. This partially overcomes the 8 character limitation on SAS names. The most common usage of the label statement is in the data step in which the variable is created. Example:
data temp;
input x y type $;
label x='Distance Travelled'
type='Species';
......
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