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Dummy may refer to:

Crash Test Dummy , full-scale replica of a human being, weighted and articulated to simulate the behavior of a human body in an accident.

A Mannequin .

The figure used by a Ventriloquist .

A Steam Dummy or dummy engine, a steam engine enclosed in a wooden box to resemble a railroad passenger coach.

A Forgery .

A Pacifier .

Fake military weapons, vehicles or buildings, see Military Dummies .

In language and literature:

Dummy Pronoun .

A baby's dummy, the British English equivalent word for a Pacifier .

...For Dummies a publication series of instructional books.

A slang term, derived from " Dumb " or stupid.

In sports:

In the card game Contract Bridge , the partner of the player who wins the auction.

Dummy Reversal , technique in contact bridge to draw the opponents' remaining trump cards.

Dummy Hoy , an American Center Fielder in Major League Baseball.

Dummy (football) , a football (soccer) technique.

In entertainment:

Dummy (album) , 1994 album by Portishead .

Dummy (film) , the 2002 movie.

In programming, mathematics and electronics:

Dummy Code , coding that's not used in the final product, but left in to avoid creating bugs.

Dummy Variable .

Dummy Load , a term in radio frequency electronics.