English

Noun

metasyntactic variable ‎(plural metasyntactic variables)

1. (chiefly programming) A conventional variable name used for an unspecified entity whose exact nature depends on context.

   Use metasyntactic variables like foo and bar when you need a name but the particular name doesn't matter.

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See also

• foo
• bar
• baz
• quux
• fum
• shme
• zot
• foobar
• fred
• wibble