Placeholders

The term 'placeholders' entered the general lexicon when New Democrats recruited to fill the slate in Quebec unexpectedly found themselves victorious in the federal election last spring. ❋ OLIVER MOORE (2011)

So I put in placeholders for where the quotes would sit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Great idea to lay out the bones of the post first and then freely leave gaps and pop in placeholders for stories, quotes, and so on. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These scripts can be thought of as templates that contain placeholders for different types of information or images. ❋ Mia (2006)

You would then have to erase the word placeholders before entering a value (cell pointer or fixed value). ❋ Unknown (2009)

When you inserted a formula using the tool, it would be inserted with word placeholders, as in = DATE (year, month, day). ❋ Unknown (2009)

When you inserted a formula using the tool, it would be inserted with word placeholders, as in ❋ Unknown (2009)

So Jadeite lets users put so-called placeholders for these expected classes and methods within the alphabetical listing of APIs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They are commonly called "placeholders" for unassigned digits, and NEC's have four digits (like 5326 for SEALs!). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Remember, we need our "placeholders" like Ben Nelson, just the way the Republicans need Linc Chafee (although they're going to lose him this November!) ❋ Unknown (2009)

Roy tried hard to recapture the magic by force-feeding retroactive "placeholders" into existence for the missing big three Supes, Bats, and Wondy, but Iron Munro, Flying Fox and Fury were very pale substitutes. ❋ Chuck Wells (2009)

Haydon says the important thing is to have "placeholders" for the fields you want, even if they're empty, and fill them in later. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Early budgets showed Bingham and his office staff still had raises in place, but Bingham referred to those numbers as "placeholders" that are carried over from last year's budget process. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is because the new template does not have "placeholders" for all existing widgets within the code. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"I just found out Chris married the woman he started dating when he was still sleeping with me. He told [me he] didn't want a [serious relationship]. I feel like such a [placeholder]." ❋ 50_dates (2012)

"[I am] just a placeholder before you [find] [someone else]" ❋ Catnipcatweed (2021)

[Placeholder]. ❋ BiII Cipher (2023)

"I have to do SOMETHING [afterschool]." "[Theres] this thing I have to do." "Theres a lot of stuff [in my head]." Those are placeholders.. ❋ Yepyeahyesss (2009)

Tom : "It's busy, we could lose [the table]." Dick : "Don't worry, [Harry's] our placeholder." Harry : "[Thanks a bunch]." ❋ Flynnbarr (2010)

I can’t [belive] john is [sydni]’s Placeholder Text. She [sent me] nudes last night ❋ Thiccboi12349 (2018)

Eh, he's just a placeholder boyfriend in my life. I hate sleeping alone. -- I don't get [fazed] when I'm into a girl who has [a boyfriend]. I always just assume that he's a placeholder boyfriend, and that she'll [dump him] once she finds someone real. ❋ Philosophistry (2009)

"Yeah, [Amanda's] [not great] but she's just my [placeholder girlfriend]." ❋ Writeon (2012)

Person 1: What the hell does "Person 1: What the hell does " ❋ PixelPlazmaa (2021)

yo I tried to [install] [Windows] yesterday but I got [placeholder] syndromed ❋ Hyperterminal (2023)