diff --git a/language.rb b/language.rb
index 0124808..0a5d2e2 100644
--- a/language.rb
+++ b/language.rb
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ module Rpl
       @dictionary.add( 'sneg',    proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.sto_negate( stack, dictionary ) } )
       @dictionary.add( 'sinv',    proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.sto_inverse( stack, dictionary ) } )
       # @dictionary.add( 'edit',    proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.__todo( stack, dictionary ) } ) # edit a variable content
+      @dictionary.add( 'lsto',    proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.lsto( stack, dictionary ) } ) # store to local variable
+      @dictionary.add( '↴',       proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.lsto( stack, dictionary ) } ) # alias
 
       # PROGRAM
       @dictionary.add( 'eval',    proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.eval( stack, dictionary ) } )
diff --git a/lib/core/store.rb b/lib/core/store.rb
index d341727..8fbb988 100644
--- a/lib/core/store.rb
+++ b/lib/core/store.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ module Rpl
         [stack, dictionary]
       end
 
+      # store a local variable
+      def lsto( stack, dictionary )
+        stack, args = Rpl::Lang::Core.stack_extract( stack, [%i[name], :any] )
+
+        dictionary.add_local_var( args[0][:value],
+                                  proc { |stk, dict, rcl_only = false|
+                                    stk << args[1]
+
+                                    if rcl_only
+                                      [stk, dict]
+                                    else
+                                      Rpl::Lang::Core.eval( stk, dict )
+                                    end
+                                  } )
+
+        [stack, dictionary]
+      end
+
       # recall a variable. ex: 'name' rcl
       def rcl( stack, dictionary )
         stack, args = Rpl::Lang::Core.stack_extract( stack, [%i[name]] )
@@ -46,7 +64,7 @@ module Rpl
       # list all variables
       def vars( stack, dictionary )
         stack << { type: :list,
-                   value: dictionary.vars.keys }
+                   value: dictionary.vars.keys + dictionary.local_vars_layers.reduce([]) { |memo, layer| memo + layer.keys } }
 
         [stack, dictionary]
       end
diff --git a/lib/dictionary.rb b/lib/dictionary.rb
index 735fb05..db10dd0 100644
--- a/lib/dictionary.rb
+++ b/lib/dictionary.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,63 @@
 module Rpl
   module Lang
     class Dictionary
-      attr_reader :vars
+      attr_reader :vars,
+                  :local_vars_layers
+
+      def add( name, implementation )
+        @words[ name ] = implementation
+      end
+
+      def add_var( name, implementation )
+        @vars[ name ] = implementation
+      end
+
+      def remove_vars( names )
+        names.each { |name| @vars.delete( name ) }
+      end
+
+      def remove_var( name )
+        remove_vars( [name] )
+      end
+
+      def remove_all_vars
+        @vars = {}
+      end
+
+      def add_local_vars_layer
+        @local_vars_layers << {}
+      end
+
+      def add_local_var( name, implementation )
+        @local_vars_layers.last[ name ] = implementation
+      end
+
+      def remove_local_vars( names )
+        names.each { |name| @local_vars_layers.last.delete( name ) }
+      end
+
+      def remove_local_var( name )
+        remove_local_vars( [name] )
+      end
+
+      def remove_local_vars_layer
+        @local_vars_layers.pop
+      end
+
+      def lookup( name )
+        local_var = @local_vars_layers.reverse.find { |layer| layer[ name ] }
+        word = local_var.nil? ? nil : local_var[name]
+        word ||= @vars[ name ]
+        word ||= @words[ name ]
+
+        word
+      end
 
       def initialize
         @parser = Parser.new
         @words = {}
         @vars = {}
+        @local_vars_layers = []
 
         # GENERAL
         add( 'nop',     proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.nop( stack, dictionary ) } )
@@ -212,29 +263,6 @@ module Rpl
         # add( 'fload',   proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.__todo( stack, dictionary ) } ) # ( filename -- … ) « FREAD EVAL »
         # add( 'fwrite',  proc { |stack, dictionary| Rpl::Lang::Core.__todo( stack, dictionary ) } ) # ( content filename mode -- ) write content into filename using mode (w, a, …)
       end
-
-      def add( name, implementation )
-        @words[ name ] = implementation
-      end
-
-      def add_var( name, implementation )
-        @vars[ name ] = implementation
-      end
-
-      def remove_var( name )
-        @vars.delete( name )
-      end
-
-      def remove_all_vars
-        @vars = {}
-      end
-
-      def lookup( name )
-        word = @words[ name ]
-        word ||= @vars[ name ]
-
-        word
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/runner.rb b/lib/runner.rb
index 4af9dbc..331caab 100644
--- a/lib/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/runner.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ module Rpl
       def initialize; end
 
       def run_input( input, stack, dictionary )
+        dictionary.add_local_vars_layer
+
         input.each do |elt|
           case elt[:type]
           when :word
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ module Rpl
           end
         end
 
+        dictionary.remove_local_vars_layer
+
         [stack, dictionary]
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/language_store_spec.rb b/spec/language_store_spec.rb
index 15d4259..42d40e7 100644
--- a/spec/language_store_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/language_store_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ class TestLanguageProgram < Test::Unit::TestCase
                  lang.stack
   end
 
+  def test_lsto
+    lang = Rpl::Language.new
+    lang.run "« 2 'deux' lsto deux dup * » eval 'deux' rcl"
+
+    assert_empty lang.dictionary.local_vars_layers
+    assert_equal [{ value: 4, type: :numeric, base: 10 }],
+                 lang.stack
+
+    lang = Rpl::Language.new
+    lang.run "« 2 'deux' lsto « 3 'trois' lsto trois drop » eval deux dup * » eval 'deux' rcl 'trois' rcl"
+
+    assert_empty lang.dictionary.local_vars_layers
+    assert_equal [{ value: 4, type: :numeric, base: 10 }],
+                 lang.stack
+  end
+
   def test_rcl
     lang = Rpl::Language.new
     lang.run '« 2 dup * » \'quatre\' sto \'quatre\' rcl'