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Noun: placeholder  'pleys,hówl-du(r)
  1. A person authorized to act for another
    - proxy, procurator
     
  2. A symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set

Derived forms: placeholders

Type of: agent, variable

Encyclopedia: Placeholder

Nearest

place of birth
place of business
place of origin
place of worship
place setting
place upright
placeable
placebo
placebo effect
placed
placeholder
place-kick
placekicker
place-kicker
place-kicking
placeless
placeman
placement
placement center
placement centre
placement office