The difference between Lorem ipsum and Placeholder
When used as nouns, lorem ipsum means a pseudo-latin text used in printing and website design in order to emphasise design elements over content, whereas placeholder means something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic.
check bellow for the other definitions of Lorem ipsum and Placeholder
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Lorem ipsum as a noun:
A pseudo-Latin text used in printing and website design in order to emphasise design elements over content.
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Placeholder as a noun:
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
Examples:
"This is placeholder data, so you'll want to include the real numbers as soon as you have them."