If you do not specify the scope of the variable, according to the docs, CF will search for it in the following order (this is called the order of precedence):

1. Local variables
2. cfquery
3. CGI
4. File
5. URL
6. Form
7. Cookie
8. Client

Other scopes always need to be scoped:

• Server
• Application
• Session
• Request
• Attributes
• Error

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