Dummy

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Dummy may refer to:

Dolls

Dummy variable, in math, a free and bound variable
Dummy variable (statistics), also known as indicator variable, only taking the values 0 and 1 and used in regression analysis
Skeleton (computer science) or dummy code, not used in the final product, but left in to avoid creating bugs
Dummy data, data used as a placeholder or for testing purposes only
Dummy or filler text, randomly generated text
Dummy file, files used to fit the space in data optical discs

Dummy (nickname), a list of people
Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham (c. 1788-1863), the pseudonym of a man accused of being a witch in 19th century Essex, England

In contract bridge, the partner of the player who wins the auction or that player's hand
Dummy (football), an association football (soccer), rugby league and rugby union ruse
Dummy pass, in rugby league football

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Various types of syntactic expletive, forms required grammatically but which contribute nothing to meaning, including:
- Dummy pronoun, such as it in the sentence it is good to relax
- Dummy auxiliary, such as do in some English sentences; see do-support

Dummy load, a device used to simulate an electrical load, usually for testing purposes
Steam dummy, a steam engine made to resemble a railroad passenger coach
Pacifier, called a dummy or soother in some countries