placeholder name
- noun
:
nombre de marcador
- For the training exercise, please fill in the placeholder name with any fictitious character you choose.
Examples
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The report features various placeholder names to illustrate different scenarios during the discussion.
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That's just a placeholder name.
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No, just a placeholder name, you know.
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These are kind of placeholder names.
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In the presentation, we used placeholder names for the characters to protect their identities.
Synonyms
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9.9
A simple name used as an example in computer code
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4.0
A temporary word or object that takes the place of the real thing
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
The MWE's meaning is directly compositional: 'placeholder' (a temporary stand-in) modifies 'name' to mean a name used temporarily as a stand-in for an unspecified person or thing. This follows ordinary compounding patterns and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Placeholder name comes from the image of a placeholder that holds a spot until the real name is known. So a placeholder name is a simple 'stand-in' used in examples or forms, which is why it means a temporary or example name.