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news.xtra.co.nz
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:56 pm
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Hi,
My question is this.
I have to write some "text" in a re-opened computer file, otherwise the
system will re-close the file when it does some routine work at midnight.
This is a kind of redundant, text that does not mean any thing otherwise.
Is there a particular generic term in English to describe such "writing"?
Thanks in advance.
Sandy
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baldycotton
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:19 pm
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On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:56:56 +1300, "news.xtra.co.nz"
<arjuna@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
| Quote: | Is there a particular generic term in English to describe such "writing"?
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Drivel. |
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John Dean
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:00 pm
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news.xtra.co.nz wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
My question is this.
I have to write some "text" in a re-opened computer file, otherwise
the system will re-close the file when it does some routine work at
midnight.
This is a kind of redundant, text that does not mean any thing
otherwise. Is there a particular generic term in English to describe
such "writing"?
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Filler
Padding
Probably the best known passage used for such purposes is what is known
as "Lorem ipsum" from the words which begin the passage. It's a slightly
mangled excerpt from a work by Cicero, not that it matters, and Google
will show you many examples, including short programs which will
generate Lorem to your heart's content.
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John Dean
Oxford
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Numeromania
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:05 pm
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news.xtra.co.nz wrote:
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I have to write some "text" in a re-opened computer file, otherwise the
system will re-close the file when it does some routine work at midnight.
This is a kind of redundant, text that does not mean any thing otherwise.
Is there a particular generic term in English to describe such "writing"?
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I think computer science people would refer to such text as "dummy". |
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:39 pm
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news.xtra.co.nz wrote:
| Quote: | I have to write some "text" in a re-opened computer file, otherwise the
system will re-close the file when it does some routine work at midnight.
This is a kind of redundant, text that does not mean any thing otherwise.
Is there a particular generic term in English to describe such "writing"?
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If it's a MAC, the term might be: Applelogya. |
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Odysseus
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:40 pm
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"news.xtra.co.nz" wrote:
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I have to write some "text" in a re-opened computer file, otherwise the
system will re-close the file when it does some routine work at midnight.
This is a kind of redundant, text that does not mean any thing otherwise.
Is there a particular generic term in English to describe such "writing"?
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It's not specific to writing, as it can refer to images as well, but
"placeholder" is such a term. Numeromania's suggestion of "dummy" is
also good.
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