placeholder
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not…Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
» I use that little flag as a placeholder.
Ueltatoeba2014 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesSomething used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
This data is a placeholder, so you'll want to include the real numbers as soon as you have them.
Platzhalter
заполни́тельzapolnítelʹ, ры́баrýba
A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.
- a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
- a person authorized to act for another
Examples
2 sentencesI use that little flag as a placeholder.
So square brackets indicate a placeholder, right? Can that placeholder represent anything other than a year?
Translations
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Forms
plural: placeholdersSynonyms
4 synonyms- a person authorized to act for another:proxyprocurator
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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