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placeholder [′plās‚hōl·dər]
(computer science)
A section of computer storage reserved for information that will be provided later.


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Previously represented in renderings and models of the site by nearly identical looking block-like placeholders, the three buildings that Silverstein is planning to construct now evoke markedly different aesthetics from one another, a fact not surprising considering their designs were drafted by different architects who no doubt were each eager to put their own signature stamp on one of the most closely watched redevelopment projects ever.
The directive will, in some ways, be a placeholder for Solvency II, which will apply EU-wide solvency standards for the insurance and reinsurance industry, with implementation likely in 2010.
 
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