Platzhalter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- placeholder noun Something put in a space for a short time until the real thing is ready.
- 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
- noun Something put in a space for a short time until the real thing is ready.
- noun An uneditable label shown at first inside an empty text box to show what the box is for.
variable — full definition
- adj Likely to change, or capable of being changed.
- noun A factor or quantity that can change or take different values.
- noun In programming, a named storage location that holds a value which can change while a program runs.
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