Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.This is placeholder data, so you’ll want to include the real numbers as soon as you have them.
2013, February 14, Scott Tobias, Film: Reviews: A Good Day To Die Hard, “I’m on vacation,†Willis grumbles several times throughout A Good Day To Die Hard, in what counts as the film’s sole running joke, a lame placeholder until he arrives at the big “yippee-ki-yay†punchline.
