what is 'variable.whatever' in coldfusion
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I have this line of code:

    <cfset variable.currentCategory = 0>

I want to know what the 'variable.' part is. Does this have something to do with session variables? I have seen 'session.' before in CF, but not this. I am working with a huge amount of code and cf is not my wheelhouse. I can't tell if this is something with coldfusion, or something defined elsewhere in the code that I just haven't found yet. Due to the nature of the question, it has made it very hard to look for an answer on google (try googling coldfusion variable lol). Thanks.