stopgaplocation
nounA stopgap location is a quick, temporary place used until a better one is ready.
The team used a stopgaplocation in the old warehouse while their new office was being built.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A short-term address used by a business before moving to its permanent premises.
The startup listed a stopgaplocation on its website until the lease was signed.
3. A backup meeting point chosen in case the main venue becomes unavailable.
Organizers named the community hall as a stopgaplocation if the park flooded.
4. A provisional storage area for goods awaiting transfer to a final depot.
The shipment sat in a stopgaplocation near the port for two days.
5. A temporary spot in a computer system where data is held before being moved.
The program writes to a stopgaplocation in memory before saving to disk.