# MovieClip Object: What is a "temporary handle" mean?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 15, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-object-what-is-a-temporary-handle-mean/210122 "2006-12-15T05:25:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-object-what-is-a-temporary-handle-mean/210122/1 "2006-12-15T05:25:29Z")

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Reading an Actionscript book and they threw in the term “temporary handle to the root movie clip”. searched the book itself, googled it…it’s confusing me becasue I don’t know what the purpose of a handle movie clip? Anyone?