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Meaning of "placeholder" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLACEHOLDER

placeholder  [ˈpleɪsˌhəʊldə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLACEHOLDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Placeholder is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLACEHOLDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of placeholder in the English dictionary

The first definition of placeholder in the dictionary is a symbol used in a logical or mathematical expression to represent another term or quantity that is not yet specified but may occupy that place later. Other definition of placeholder is a section of text that is placed in a document, etc. temporarily until the final text is inserted there at a later stage. Placeholder is also someone who occupies a position on behalf of someone else, such as a deputy during the absence of the superior officer.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLACEHOLDER


bondholder
ˈbɒndˌhəʊldə
cardholder
ˈkɑːdˌhəʊldə
copyholder
ˈkɒpɪˌhəʊldə
freeholder
ˈfriːˌhəʊldə
householder
ˈhaʊsˌhəʊldə
jobholder
ˈdʒɒbˌhəʊldə
lampholder
ˈlæmpˌhəʊldə
leaseholder
ˈliːsˌhəʊldə
lienholder
ˈliːənˌhəʊldə
officeholder
ˈɒfɪsˌhəʊldə
penholder
ˈpenˌhəʊldə
policyholder
ˈpɒlɪsɪˌhəʊldə
potholder
ˈpɒtˌhəʊldə
shareholder
ˈʃɛəˌhəʊldə
slaveholder
ˈsleɪvˌhəʊldə
stakeholder
ˈsteɪkˌhəʊldə
stallholder
ˈstɔːlˌhəʊldə
stockholder
ˈstɒkˌhəʊldə
titleholder
ˈtaɪtəlˌhəʊldə
toolholder
ˈtuːlˌhəʊldə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLACEHOLDER

place mat
place name
place of safety order
place of worship
place setting
place-kick
place-value
placeable
placebo
placebo effect
placekicker
placeless
placelessly
placeman
placemen
placement
placement office
placement test
placenta
placentae

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLACEHOLDER

account holder
beholder
candleholder
cup-holder
folder
holder
in the eye of the beholder
lens holder
molder
older
patent holder
polder
record holder
scaffolder
season ticket holder
shoulder
smallholder
solder
ticket holder
toothbrush holder
upholder

Synonyms and antonyms of placeholder in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «placeholder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLACEHOLDER

Find out the translation of placeholder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of placeholder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «placeholder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

占位符
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marcador de posición
570 millions of speakers

English

placeholder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्लेसहोल्डर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نائب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заполнитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espaço reservado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থানধারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

espace réservé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemegang tempat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Platzhalter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プレースホルダー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자리 표시 자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Placeholder
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giữ chỗ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒதுக்கிட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लेसहोल्डर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutucudur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segnaposto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zastępczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заповнювач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

substituent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κράτησης θέσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

platshållare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

placeholder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of placeholder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLACEHOLDER»

The term «placeholder» is very widely used and occupies the 22.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLACEHOLDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «placeholder» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «placeholder» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about placeholder

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLACEHOLDER»

Discover the use of placeholder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to placeholder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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iWork: The Missing Manual
NOTE If you do select that final paragraph break, when you try to replace the placeholder text, your words take on the format of the following paragraph instead of the placeholder paragraph. (This is typically anissue only when you're adding a ...
Jessica Thornsby, Josh Clark, 2014
2
PowerPoint 2010 Bible
You can insert seven basic types of content on a PowerPoint slide: Text, Picture, Chart, Table, Diagram, Media (video or sound), and Clip Art. A placeholder on a slide master or layout master can specify one of these types of content that it will ...
Faithe Wempen, 2010
3
HTML5: Up and Running
Placeholder text is displayed inside the input field as long as the field is empty and not focused. As soon as you click on (or tab to) the input field, the placeholder text disappears. “Placeholder Text” on page 147 has screenshots if you're having ...
Mark Pilgrim, 2010
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Microsoft Content Management Server 2002: A Complete Guide
Examples of placeholder types are: • Image: Can only contain images • HTML: Can con tain HTML • XML: Contains XML Placeholders consist of three parts: • Placeholder object: The underlying object that controls the behavior of the interface ...
Bill English, Olga Londer, Todd Bleeker, 2004
5
New Perspectives on Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Introductory
At the bottom of the Slide pane, click the border of the Date placeholder to select it. 2. 3. Press the Delete key to delete the Date placeholder. Now you need to align the Footer placeholder with the content placeholder. Trouble? If nothing ...
S. Scott Zimmerman, Beverly Zimmerman, 2010
6
Pro Apache
placeholder, LogFormat directive, 549 %% placeholder, rotatelogs, 558 %% token, VirtualDocumentRoot directive, 443 %{ENV:var} format, RewriteCond directive, 287 %{HTTP:header}format, RewriteCond directive, 287 %{LA-F} format, ...
Peter Wainwright, 2004
7
New Perspectives on Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, Brief
Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
S. Scott Zimmerman, Beverly Zimmerman, Katherine Pinard, 2013
8
Office 2007 Bible
In addition to customizing the slide master (including working with its preset placeholder boxes, as you just learned), you can fully customize the individual layout masters. This very useful capability is brand new in PowerPoint 2007. A layout ...
John Walkenbach, Herb Tyson, Faithe Wempen, 2007
9
Building Websites with Microsoft Content Management Server
Customization does not stop at placeholder controls. You can change the way content is defined, stored, and retrieved by creating your own custom placeholder and placeholder definition classes. We explored the placeholder definitions that ...
Lim Mei Ying, Joel Ward, Stefan Goßner, 2004
10
Document Creation Guide for MicroStrategy 9.2.1m
A Grid/Graph placeholder is an empty Grid/Graph, without a dataset report to populate the Grid/Graph with data. The Grid/Graph placeholder is not displayed in PDF View until you add a dataset report to it. For instructions to add dataset reports ...
MicroStrategy Product Manuals, MicroStrategy, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLACEHOLDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term placeholder is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Masters of Sex' 3×3 Recap: All Work and No Playboy
... slog through domestic drama, bad business meetings, and perfunctory sexual-assault-as-plot-placeholder. Où sont les petits morts d'antan? «New York Observer, Jul 15»
2
GREENWICH DEMOCRATS SHOW STRENGTH IN BET …
Faced with this dilemma, some executive committee members felt the DTC should endorse a placeholder. There was a suggestion that ... «CT News, Jul 15»
3
Here's What Happens When You Name Your Newborn Babygirl
A study from Pediatrics suggests that these placeholder names can result in more medical errors, particularly for children born with conditions ... «TIME, Jul 15»
4
Placeholder Productions has not been granted rights for Bond …
Placeholder Productions has not secured the rights to launch a James Bond musical, according to MGM. Reports earlier this week claimed the ... «Licensing.biz, Jul 15»
5
Placeholder Productions to launch James Bond: The Musical
Placeholder Productions has secured the rights to launch a James Bond musical stage show. The company is owned by Merry Saltzman, the ... «Licensing.biz, Jul 15»
6
Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Requests New Trial In …
It's a placeholder to meet court requirements and will be followed by additional filings before or on the Aug. 17 deadline, NECN reported. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
7
iOS devices still at risk from app-hijacking Masque attacks
“The genuine app will be demolished down to a dummy placeholder, whereas the in-house app will still be installed using its built-in bundle id [ ... «The Stack, Jul 15»
8
GDT: [placeholder GDT]
GDT: [placeholder GDT]. By Brett Phillips on Jun 23, 2015, 7:00p 183. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports. words words words words words. Tweet Share on ... «DRaysBay, Jun 15»
9
South Middleton school board puts in placeholder for future funds
BOILING SPRINGS — South Middleton School Board Monday approved a motion to keep its prospects open for future state reimbursement on ... «The Sentinel, Jun 15»
10
Former Head Of US Military Intelligence: Iranian Nuke Deal …
Flynn said that the deal is ”not a permanent fix but merely a placeholder.” Flynn added that ”a 10-year time frame on parts of the deal only ... «Western Journalism, Jun 15»

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