A black and white live performance is used in place of a video.

It can be used in place of traditional phone service.

Over the years, many other words have been used in place of cheese.

He used the mother's name in place of the daughter's and did not mention the son at all.

And by the way, what name is there for me to use in place of 'girl'?

Sometimes a plastic skin is used in place of glass.

"People used it in place of a Christmas tree at an office party."

Or you could use coffee in place of the alcohol.

"It's going to be used in place of revenue from some other tax."

The question mark character is also often used in place of missing or unknown data.