dummy
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5.2
- adjective
- /ˈdʌmi/
- The software has a dummy user interface that allows us to practice using it without any real data.
- dummy variable
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Watch on YouTubeSo if you're not familiar, these are essentially like dummy laptops.
- So if you're not familiar, these are essentially like dummy laptops.
- You should never use the same dummy index for two different sums.
- So that's what AMD told us to call the two inactive or dummy dyes in thread Ripper.
- It's kind of like a dummy question, but you'd be surprised that people say no.
- So type annotations were just the sort of most logical thing to to use that existing dummy syntax for.
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The architect created a dummy model of the building to show how it would look before construction began.
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During the test, they used dummy ingredients to demonstrate the cooking techniques without wasting food.
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OK, let me put this in dummy terms for you guys.
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So first, I guess we'll kind of set it up in a dummy style just to make sure the concept works.
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It's kind of like a dummy question, but you'd be surprised that people say no.
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So if I want to have some content columns here, let's I'm going to paste in some some dummy text here.
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I don't have Photoshop, so having programs like PicMonkey is so dummy-proof and fun to use.
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Made to seem real to trick people
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Etymology
As an adjective, dummy comes from the noun that meant 'not real', from dumb 'silent' plus -y, so it became 'fake' or not able to work. So a dummy camera or company only looks real but cannot do the real job.