placeholder

noun

place·hold·er ˈplās-ˌhōl-dər

plural placeholders

: a person or thing that occupies the position or place of another person or thing

The bill would empower the governor to appoint a placeholder to a vacant U.S. Senate seat, to serve through the next general election cycle.—

John Sharp

The result was that the legislation represented little more than a placeholder to put the budget before a conference committee …—

Carl Ingram

: a symbol in a mathematical or logical expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of a set

American football : a player who places and holds the ball upright on the ground for placekicking of a field goal

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Addressed the following issues: Addressed instances of placeholder text, incorrect UI elements, incorrect camera angles, and button conflicts. —

Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 However, when McCarthy’s season came to an end after the first preseason game with a torn meniscus, the placeholder became the QB1. —

Steve Silverman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Their placeholder budget numbers for 2025 had called for a reduction in player payroll, which might still be achieved even if the club can win the bidding for Burnes — a market that is expected to exceed $200 million — as well as Adames. —

Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024 The Baltimore County Council cannot simply select a placeholder for our next executive. —

Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for placeholder