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"placeholder name" is a temporary or generic name used to represent something or someone when their actual name is not known or does not matter. It is like using a temporary label until the real name is discovered or provided.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«placeholder»
«name»
Sentences with «placeholder name»
- If you decide to leave the hospital without naming your baby, the state may automatically give the child a legal placeholder name, such as «baby boy.» (howtoadult.com)
- FlyToo is a temporary placeholder name by parent company Enerjet. (moneysense.ca)
- Since then, Lane and team have continued to discover more Borrelia species in California's coastal range, including B. miyamotoi, the cause of a relapsing fever; B. californiensis; and «Borrelia genomospecies II,» a placeholder name until the species is fully described. (discovermagazine.com)
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