Why was the definition of a variable changed during the development of C++11?

Question

n3035 says:

A variable is introduced by the declaration of an object. The variable\'s name denotes the object.

n3090 says:

Answer 1

The change was in response to CWG defect 633. The list of changes related to this can be found in n2993:

The goal of these changes is to expand the meaning of "variable" to encompass both named objects and references, and to apply the term consistently wherever feasible.