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Placeholder

Definition:

A placeholder is a term used in various fields to represent temporary or missing information that will be replaced later.

Parts of Speech:

• Noun: a word or symbol used to temporarily represent something.
• Adjective: used to describe something that is temporary or serving as a substitute.
• Verb: to use a placeholder in a document or a context.

Senses and Usages:

1. Noun: In computer programming, a placeholder is typically used to denote a variable or a reference that will be replaced with a value or content.

Example sentence: The function uses a placeholder to store the user's input before processing it further.

2. Noun: In design and content creation, a placeholder represents the space or position where actual content will be inserted later.

Example sentence: The web designer used placeholder images to provide an idea of how the final website would look.

3. Noun: In photography, a placeholder refers to a temporary subject or object used during a photoshoot until the final subject or object is ready.

Example sentence: The photographer used a placeholder model before the main actor arrived.

4. Adjective: A placeholder description can be used when the specific information is not known or needs to be determined later.

Example sentence: Please provide placeholder text in the document until the actual content is finalized.

5. Verb: When creating a presentation, you can placeholder slides to hold the spots for the intended content.

Example sentence: I need to placeholder these slides until we have all the required information.

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