Talk:Placeholder

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From WP:RfD:

• Placeholder → free variables and bound variables. Most people would not think "placeholder" was a synonym for something connected to free variables and bound variables. -Ril- 12:23, 19 June 2005 (UTC)
  • Hmm. Well, I can see the rationale behind that link, although you're right, it's not the most obvious. I do think we need something there; several things do link here. Do you have a better suggestion for a target? (Placeholder name is not really appropriate; that's an article about the class of words used as placeholders.) Failing that, is there a potential article about this that's not a dic-def? Noel (talk) 17:23, 19 June 2005 (UTC)
  • A disambiguation page might be in order. -Sean Curtin 23:12, 22 June 2005 (UTC)

DicDef

I know this is desperately close to a dicdef, and perhaps it should be one; the links to articles on related subject made me think that it might be OK as an article, though. Noel (talk) 14:19, 6 July 2005 (UTC)

Placeholder Rule

How can a Placeholder Rule article be devised? I tried with the only knowledge I can find from Uni, the Interent, and professors but was deleted. Thanks --Funbangers 22:00, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

This article already exists

At Placeholder name so I am going to redirect to it. Abtract (talk) 07:47, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Disambigification

Thanks for the overhaul/cleanup, SlackerMom :) -- Quiddity (talk) 18:20, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. I usually avoid doing "concepts". Too lazy, I guess. SlackerMom (talk) 18:31, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Chemical Elements Placeholder

I think placeholders for chemical elements (Systematic element name) should be mentioned too, but I do not know where to put them. alexzabbey (talk) 17:12, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

"Placeholder (Computing)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Placeholder (Computing) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 March 18 § Placeholder (Computing) until a consensus is reached. Nickps (talk) 18:57, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Broad-concept article

@Duckmather, you tagged this dab with {{Broad-concept article}} in April last year. What do you have in mind? Do you have any sources? BTW, this is similar to Example which you also tagged, and I posted on its talk page. — W.andrea (talk) 18:03, 2 September 2025 (UTC)