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  2. Filler text - Wikipedia

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    Filler text (also placeholder text or dummy text) is text that shares some characteristics of a real written text, but is random or otherwise generated. It may be used to display a sample of fonts, generate text for testing, or to spoof an e-mail spam filter. The process of using filler text is sometimes called greeking, although the text ...

  3. Pseudorandom number generator - Wikipedia

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    A pseudorandom number generator ( PRNG ), also known as a deterministic random bit generator ( DRBG ), [1] is an algorithm for generating a sequence of numbers whose properties approximate the properties of sequences of random numbers. The PRNG-generated sequence is not truly random, because it is completely determined by an initial value ...

  4. Lorem ipsum - Wikipedia

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    Lorem ipsum. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum ( / ˌlɔː.rəm ˈɪp.səm /) is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document or a typeface without relying on meaningful content. Lorem ipsum may be used as a placeholder before the final copy is available. It is also used to temporarily replace text ...

  5. Deepfake - Wikipedia

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    The fake Midjourney-created image of Pope Francis wearing a puffer jacket. In March 2023, an anonymous construction worker from Chicago used Midjourney to create a fake image of Pope Francis in a white Balenciaga puffer jacket. The image went viral, receiving over twenty million views.

  6. Postmodernism Generator - Wikipedia

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    Postmodernism Generator. An example of a randomly generated title. The Postmodernism Generator is a computer program that automatically produces "close imitations" of postmodernist writing. It was written in 1996 by Andrew C. Bulhak of Monash University using the Dada Engine, a system for generating random text from recursive grammars. [1]

  7. Backronym - Wikipedia

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    Backronym. A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase. Backronyms may be invented with either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of false etymology or folk etymology. The word is a portmanteau of back and acronym. [1]

  8. EICAR test file - Wikipedia

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    EICAR test file. The EICAR Anti-Virus Test File [1] or EICAR test file is a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) and Computer Antivirus Research Organization (CARO) to test the response of computer antivirus (AV) programs. [2] Instead of using real malware, which could cause real ...

  9. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    The word's true origin is unknown, but it existed in the Middle Scots period. News: The word news has been claimed to be an acronym of the four cardinal directions (north, east, west, and south). However, old spellings of the word varied widely (e.g., newesse, newis, nevis, neus, newys, niewes, newis, nues, etc.).