Does dimming a score take up variables?

[yuppicide]

When I do the following:

 

dim rand16=z

 

I know I am taking up a variable. Z.

 

When I do:

 

 dim sc1=score
dim sc2=score+1
dim sc3=score+2

 

Does that take up 3 variables?

 

Besides being curious, I'm also asking because I'm trying to pinpoint my latest problem in a game. I'm currently using 23 variables.

[MausGames]

No, it does not.

 

You can dim the score along with any of the registers to any other name, and it doesn't use any variables. What I'd like to know is if we can dim individual bits of the registers, so we can create simple flags for things like sprite size and ball width.