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lipsum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɪp.səm/

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of lorem ipsum.
    • Some designers use Lipsum or dummy text in site construction or placeholder pages to populate a site's index. Lipsum text is a type of filler content that has been used for centuries as a method to see what a design would look like once relevant content is added. 2011, Alexander Dawson, Distinctive Design: A Practical Guide to a Useful, Beautiful Web, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 73:
    • A traditional way to represent dummy text in typeset documents is with a passage of medieval Latin that begins “Lorem ipsum. ..” (or “lipsum” for short). 2006, Christian Crumlish, Kate J. Chase, Microsoft FrontPage 2003: Savvy, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 93:

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