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metasyntactic variable
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metasyntactic variable (plural metasyntactic variables)
- (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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