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Platzhalter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • variable adj Likely to change, or capable of being changed.

Senses

Platzhalter is used for these senses in English:

  • placeholder 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.
  • variable (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
  • wildcard (computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.

placeholder — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. noun A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.

variable — full definition

  1. adj Likely to change, or capable of being changed.
  2. noun A factor or quantity that can change or take different values.
  3. noun In programming, a named storage location that holds a value which can change while a program runs.

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