# Question about Class Variable and Class Instance Variables?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-class-variable-and-class-instance-variables/82492>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-class-variable-and-class-instance-variables/82492 "2007-01-19T16:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nasir\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/838e76/32.png) [@Nasir\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nasir_K)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-class-variable-and-class-instance-variables/82492/1 "2007-01-19T16:30:55Z")

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Is it fair to say that inheritance behavior difference is the _only_  
difference between Class variables and Class instance variables?

Are both of these stored in the class’s object (instance of class  
Class)?  
Or are there any other differences too.

TIA