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place holder

place holder is the alternative form of placeholder.

Meaning of placeholder

Noun

placeholder (plural placeholders)

  1. 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.
    • This data is a placeholder, so you'll want to include the real numbers as soon as you have them.
  2. A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.

Forms of place holder

pluralplace holders

Questions about place holder

What is place holder the alternative form of?
Place holder is the alternative form of placeholder.

Words near place holder in the dictionary

  1. place cards
  2. place cell
  3. place cells
  4. place clause
  5. place clauses
  6. place holder
  7. place holders
  8. place importance on
  9. place in the sun
  10. place kick
  11. place kicks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: place holder (page history and authors); placeholder (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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