placeholder

place·hold·er

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pleys-hohl-der]
- /ˈpleɪsˌhoʊl dər/
- /ˈpleɪs.həʊl.dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleys-hohl-der]
- /ˈpleɪsˌhoʊl dər/

Definitions of placeholder word

noun placeholder Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set. 1
noun placeholder a person who holds a government office, especially one appointed to the position in return for political support or favors. 1
noun placeholder computer code: substitute expression 1
noun placeholder person temporarily in office 1
noun placeholder symbol: can be replaced by number 1
noun placeholder generic word or name 1

See all 10 definitions of placeholder

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Origin of placeholder

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1550-60; place + holder

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Placeholder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Placeholder

placeholder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

placeholder usage trend in Literature

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