** Dummy pronouns are used when grammatical rules require a noun ( or pronoun ), but none is semantically required.

More recent examples include vinyl crackles on compact discs, as on Portishead's album Dummy, and telephonic vocals on Craig David's track " Fill Me In " ( though these two are not regarded as " lo-fi " bands ).

Dummy variables are " proxy " variables or numeric stand-ins for qualitative facts in a regression model.

Dummy variables are used as devices to sort data into mutually exclusive categories ( such as male / female, smoker / non-smoker, etc.

Dummy variables are generally used frequently in time series analysis with regime switching, seasonal analysis and qualitative data applications.

Dummy variables are involved in studies for economic forecasting, bio-medical studies, credit scoring, response modelling, etc ..

Dummy variables are incorporated in the same way as quantitative variables are included ( as explanatory variables ) in regression models.

Dummy loads are commonly used in HF to EHF frequency circuits.

Dummy values are then passed in until each processor has seen one whole row and one whole column.

The Evas can also be controlled by an autopilot system, the Dummy Plugs, which are based on the thought patterns of either Rei Ayanami or Kaworu Nagisa.

They are controlled directly by Seele via Dummy Plugs based on Kaworu Nagisa.

In The End of Evangelion, the Mass Production Evas ' Dummy Plugs are prominently marked " KAWORU ", suggesting that Seele was in possession of clones of Kaworu just as Nerv was in possession of clones of Rei for the Dummy Plug system for the original Evas.

In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism.

Dummy objects are sometimes used to transform transitive verbs to transitive light verbs form, e. g. do → do it, " to engage in sexual intercourse "; make → make it, " to achieve success "; get → get it, " to comprehend ".

Dummy content, Latin filler text ( lorem ipsum ), sample or symbolic content are used to represent data when real content is not available.

* Dummy: Ammunition with an inert warhead, inert primer, and no propellant ; used for training or display.

Dummy head being used for binaural recording ; the second microphone is obscured.

" Dummy tanks " and other deceptions were used liberally to try to fool the Germans where the stroke would fall.

" Dummy " was recorded by NRBQ, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima and Glenn Miller's vocal jazz group, the Modernaires, among many others, and was used in the movie You've Got Mail.

* Dummy code, in computer science, a skeleton that's not used in the final product, but left in to avoid creating bugs

* Dummy data, data in a database, computer memory, or other repository used as a placeholder or for testing purposes only

* Dummy file, files used to fit the space in data optical discs

* Dummy load, a device used to simulate an electrical load, usually for testing purposes

* Dummy variable ( statistics ), also known as indicator variable, only taking the values 0 and 1 and used in regression analysis

Dummy coding is used when there is a control or comparison group in mind.

Dummy used the two as bait, but Hazard further threw the battle, and the group was defeated.

Notable enemies included ( Leading Comics # 2 ) the Black Star, who used " black light " to transform himself into a giant ; (# 3 ) Dr. Wilfred Doome, who used a time machine to summon historic tyrants as his operatives to steal materials allowing his time machine to send him into the Future ; '(# 4 ) the Sense-Master, who attempted to assemble a " lifestone " to animate an army of stone ; (# 5 ) the Skull, who paid criminals to steal an experimental age-reversing device ; (# 6 ) the Copperhead ( not to be confused with Batman's enemy Copperhead ), who briefly turned the Soldiers against each other during an Andes treasure hunt ; (# 7 ) the democracy-suppressing Wizards of Stanovia ; (# 8 ) the Dummy ( enemy of the Vigilante and former operative of the Hand ( see # 1 )), who, in a reversal of Doome's tactics, used a time machine to send the Soldiers into the past ; (# 9 ) Mr. X, who wagered with several of the heroes ' individual enemies that he can defeat the entire team ; (# 10 ) gangster Baby-Face Johnson ; (# 11 ) various criminals attempting to acquire gangster Handsome Harry's " lucky hat "; (# 12 ) an unidentified criminal who manipulated them into recovering treasure ; (# 13 ) the Barracuda, who sought powerful artifacts used by earlier criminals ; (# 14 ) several fictional character inadvertently brought to life by Dr. Wimsett.

The designation " BLU " stands for Bomb Live Unit, as opposed to " BDU " ( Bomb Dummy Units ) used for practice.

The following tales were used in HBO's Tales From The Crypt television series: " The Man Who Was Death " ( issue # 17 ), " Mute Witness to Murder " (# 18 ), " Fatal Caper " (# 20 ), " The Thing From The Grave " (# 22 ), " Last Respects " (# 23 ), " Judy, You're Not Yourself Today " (# 25 ), " Loved to Death " (# 25 ), " Well Cooked Hams " (# 27 ), " The Ventriloquist's Dummy " (# 28 ), " Korman's Kalamity " ( re-titling of " Kamen's Calamity ", issue # 31 ), " Cutting Cards " (# 32 ), " Lower Berth " (# 33 ), " None But The Lonely Heart " (# 33 ), " Oil's Well That Ends Well " (# 34 ), " Curiosity Killed " (# 36 ), " Only Skin Deep " (# 38 ), " Mournin ' Mess " (# 38 ), " Undertaking Palor " (# 39 ), " Food For Thought " (# 40 ), " Operation Friendship " (# 41 ), " Cold War " (# 43 ), " Forever Ambergris " (# 44 ), " The Switch " (# 45 ) and " Blind Alleys " (# 46 ).

Dummy head being used for binaural recording ; the second microphone is obscured.

Following exposure in a television advertisement for Lee Cooper jeans with the jingle " Don't be a Dummy ", Tubeway Army released the single " Are ' Friends ' Electric?

It was shortlisted for the 1995 Mercury Music Prize but lost out to Portishead's Dummy.

* In the episode " Dummy for Love " on Season 2 of the sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Salem the cat has digitally inserted images of himself with various celebrities such as Mother Teresa to give to Zelda so she will put in a good word for him at the Witches Council, hoping for leniency.

He is also known for his work as Tummi Gummi in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, the original voice of Peter Venkman in DIC's The Real Ghostbusters, and Larry the Crash Test Dummy in a series of United States Department of Transportation public service announcements that promoted the use of seat belts which ran from 1985 to 1998.

A woodworking business, the Parris Manufacturing Company was contracted by the United States Government to provide over 2 million accurate copies of the M1903 Springfield rifles, the MK 1 USN Dummy Training Rifle for the large World War II US armed forces.

It features: " The Demon ", " Thunderbolt ", " Dearth ", " Knuckles ", " Star Song ", " Firepower ", " New Waver ", " Space Jam ", " Zoom ", " So Very Sad About Us ", " Phang ", " Speed Racer ", " The Eternal E ", " Hairy Eyeball ", " The Groover ", " Hell Bent for Hell ", " Rachel ", " A Dog's Prayer ", " Blast ", " The Black Rider ", " Slurpee ", " Flipper ", " The Viper ", " Bitch ", " Fried ", " Harmonia ", " U. S. A .", " The Tracer ", " Envelope Woman ", " Plastic Guy ", " Glasgow 3am ", " The Road Is Long ", " Funkified ", " Rigamarole ", " Depresso ", " The Streets Are Hot Tonite ", " Dawn At 16 ", " Spazmatazz ", " Fucker ", " In the Arms of Sheep ", " Speed ", " 77 ", " Me Rock You Snow ", " Feelium ", " Is Alex Milton ", " Rubberman ", " Spacer ", " Rock Me ", " Weeping Willowly ", " Rings ", " So So Pretty ", " Lucky Lad ", " Jackboot ", " Milieu ", " Disconnected ", " Let Your Lazer Love Light Shine Down ", " Phreak ", " Porkbelly ", " Robot Lover ", " Jimmy James ", " America ", " Slinkeepie ", " Dummy Tum Tummy ", " Fakir ", " Jake ", " Camaro ", " Moonkids ", " Make It Fungus ", " V-8 ", and " Die ".

By then, sound had come in, and in 1929 he did the script as well as the dialogue for The Dummy, and did the scripts for many directors, including William Wellman and Josef von Sternberg.

William Ellsworth Hoy ( May 23, 1862 – December 15, 1961 ), nicknamed " Dummy ," was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1888 to 1902, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D. C., franchises.

; Brum and the Shop Window Dummy ( Brum and the Mannequin )- Ragdoll Productions for HIT Entertainment.

Dummy camps and horse lines were constructed and a hotel in Jerusalem was ostentatiously commandeered for an Expeditionary Force headquarters.

Known for his immense size and power, it was a natural for Ladd to engage in feuds with other giants, including a famous feud with André the Giant ( whom Ladd referred to as " Andre the Dummy " or " The Big Fat French Fry " during interviews ).

Both parks became famous for unique rides: Lincoln for the ' Dummy Railroad ,' a passenger train running between Union Station in Worcester and the Park ; White City, for its artificial lake, Shoot-the-Chutes ride, and other water attractions.

* Dummy replacement DLL for Cydoor