# placeholder

Pronunciation: US say "PLAYS-hohl-dur" /ˈpleɪsˌhoʊldɚ/; UK say "PLAYS-hohl-duh" /ˈpleɪsˌhəʊldə/

## Noun

1. Something standing in for what is not yet known or ready, or for details kept general on purpose, such as stand-in text, a name like Company X, or an empty text box's hint.
   - Simple: Something that fills a space instead of the real thing, either for now or to keep details general.
   - _The designer filled the page with placeholder text until the writers sent the real copy._
   - _The interim coach was seen as a placeholder until the club could hire a big name._

## Origin

A compound of place + holder.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/placeholder (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).