Associations to the word «Placeholder»

Wiktionary

PLACEHOLDER, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

PLACEHOLDER, noun. A person authorized to act for another.
PLACEHOLDER, noun. A symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche