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Noun Concept
Categories: Placeholder names, All articles lacking reliable references, Articles with short description, Variable (computer science), Syntax (logic)
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metasyntactic variable  ZXC  Arfle  Barfle  Bat
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A metasyntactic variable is a specific word or set of words identified as a placeholder in computer science and specifically computer programming. Wikipedia
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computing
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A metasyntactic variable is a specific word or set of words identified as a placeholder in computer science and specifically computer programming. Wikipedia
A placeholder name as used in computer science. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Placeholder term used in computer science Wikidata
A conventional variable name used for an unspecified entity whose exact nature depends on context. Wiktionary
In computing. Wiktionary (translation)
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Use metasyntactic variables like foo and bar when you need a name but the particular name doesn't matter. Wiktionary
IS A
identifier
placeholder name
HAS INSTANCE
Foobar
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metasyntactic variable
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metasyntactic variable
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