propname

Propname is a conventional placeholder term used in software development to denote a property name in examples, documentation, and templates. It is not a real property and is intended to be substituted with a concrete field name in actual code or data structures.

In API and data model documentation, propname appears in sample JSON, YAML, or XML payloads to illustrate how data is structured. In UI frameworks and template languages, propname is used to show how a binding or data access path would reference a field on an object.

Substitution: When implementing code, developers replace propname with a descriptive name appropriate to the domain, such as "username", "email", "createdAt", or "price". The choice of name should reflect the property's meaning and data type.

Variations and related concepts: Some languages use camelCase like propName, but propname is typically a lowercase placeholder. It is related to terms like property name, field, and key, which denote identifiers for data attributes.