temporary (EN)

adjective, noun

adjective “temporary”

1. not lasting forever or meant to be replaced after a certain time
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   The family set up a temporary tent in the backyard for the weekend.

noun “temporary”

1. a person who works at a job for only a short amount of time, not permanently
   The company hired a temporary to help with the holiday rush.
2. (in programming) a variable used to store an intermediate result
   The function uses a temporary to hold the sum before dividing it by the number of elements.