secureplaceholder
nounUK /sɪˈkjʊəpleɪshəʊldə/
US /sɪˈkjʊrpleɪshoʊldər/
A safe spot where something is kept until it is ready to be used.
The website used a secureplaceholder to hold the user's spot while the page loaded.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A protected stand-in value used in a computer program until the real value is ready.
The developer typed a secureplaceholder into the form so the test would not break.
3. A locked spot in a line or list that keeps a place safe for someone.
She saved a secureplaceholder in the queue for her friend.
4. A guarded container that holds an item safely for a short time.
The museum put the new painting in a secureplaceholder before the exhibit opened.