Assign variables as if they were an array, at least that's the definition on php.net. I would say it assigns the elements of the array to variables, variables that will be created when we pass them as parameters to list.

Here, we will see the functions that can be used with an array. We’ll divide the different functions into sections to make it more understandable and readable. In this list of functions, there are two that are actually constructors, one is array, and the other is list Constructors constructor description return array creates an array […]

Imports variables into the current symbol table from an associative array

The PHP function in_array is responsible for checking if a given value exists in any of the elements of an array.

Cookies are a mechanism for storing data in the remote browser to monitor or identify users who return to the website. This is precisely the definition given to us on php.net.