Load content (jpg, swf, etc) but not onto stage

I'm familiar with the typical syntax to load a piece of
external content into a movie clip... but is there a way to load an
external clip to somewhere off stage so you can use it later? For
instance - load a JPG so it becomes an asset with a linkage ID?
thanks!

DZ,
Load it into a movie clip just the same as you would with any
content. But,
set its visibility to false. Then, set its visibility to true
as you need
it.
placeHolder._visible = false.
placeHolder.load(myJPG.jpg)
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