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

  1. Lorem ipsum as a noun:

    A pseudo-Latin text used in printing and website design in order to emphasise design elements over content.

  1. 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."