holdorder
nounUK /ˈhəʊldˌɔːdə/
US /ˈhoʊldˌɔːrdər/
A holdorder is a rule that says you must wait and not do something yet.
The teacher put a holdorder on the game until everyone finished their work.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An instruction to keep something in place and not move it.
The clerk placed a holdorder on the package so it stayed at the desk.
3. A command that temporarily stops a process from going forward.
A holdorder paused the machine until the safety check was done.
4. A note that tells people to keep an item reserved for someone.
There was a holdorder on the last book so I could pick it up later.