termthere
Termthere is a nascent neologism used in discussions of lexical documentation, meta-terminology, and data annotation. It designates a placeholder symbol or label that stands in for an actual term whose specific form is unknown, withheld, or subject to change within a discourse, dataset, or template. The term emphasizes the function of the placeholder rather than the content of the term itself.
Origin and usage have been largely informal, appearing mainly in online discussions among linguists, natural language
Definition and functions: termthere represents a stand-in for a concrete term. It is used in examples, documentation,
Variants and related concepts: the form termthere may be extended to termthere-1, termthere-2, or similar notations
See also: placeholder, metalinguistic label, dummy variable, glossing notation.