"dummy text" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dummy texts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dummy text (plural dummy texts)
  1. (typography) A placeholder text used in typesetting. Categories (topical): Typography Translations (placeholder text): Blindtext [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-dummy_text-en-noun-bBFQRa6V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: media, publishing, typography

Inflected forms

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