Question

A ________ is a temporary symbol or variable that you can replace subsequently with an element of your choice

Answer 1

I believe the answer you are looking for is what's called an assignment statement. In computer programming, an assignment statement sets and/or resets the value stored in the storage location(s) denoted by a variable name; in other words, it copies a value into the variable. Also, in most imperative programming languages, the assignment statement or expression is a fundamental construct.