Why ampersand is used in Scanf?

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1. #order
2. #scanf
3. #address
4. #passed
5. #scalars
6. #stored
7. #creates
8. #takes
9. #scalar
10. #function
11. #ampersand
12. #operator
13. #ephemeral
14. #modify
15. #variables
16. #pointers
17. #where