Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
Sally was put in temporary charge of the department while they searched for a full-time replacement.
Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
One serving for a limited time; a short-term employee, especially in an office.
Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).
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A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.