dummy page

An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute.

1. A mannequin used in displaying clothes.

2. A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist.

3. A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target.

4. Football A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice.

5. One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page.

6. A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published.

7. The partner in bridge who exposes his or her hand to be played by the declarer.

8. The hand thus exposed.

A stupid person; a dolt.

A silent or taciturn person.

A person or an agency secretly in the service of another.

Printing

1. One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page.

2. A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published.

3. The partner in bridge who exposes his or her hand to be played by the declarer.

4. The hand thus exposed.

Games

1. The partner in bridge who exposes his or her hand to be played by the declarer.

2. The hand thus exposed.

Computer Science A character or other piece of information entered into a computer only to meet prescribed conditions, such as word length, and having no effect on operations.

Simulating or replacing something but lacking its function: a dummy pocket.

Serving as a front or cover for another: a dummy corporation.

Games Played with a dummy.

Computer Science Entered or provided only to meet prescribed conditions: a dummy variable.