Definition
Present participle of dummy; the act of creating or using a dummy or mock-up; silencing or making into a fake version.
Etymology
From 'dummy' as a verb, with the '-ing' suffix. 'Dummy' as a verb emerged in the 20th century with printing/design (making dummy layouts) and later computing (dummy objects).
Kelly Says
In publishing and design, 'dummying up' a page means creating a rough mockup before final design. It's such a specific technical term that many designers use it without realizing it's quite recent!
Translations
ARالعربية
محاكاة
mu-ha-ka-a-tu
CACatalà
simulacions
si-mu-la-syons
CSČeština
simulace
si-mu-la-ce
DADansk
simulering
si-mu-le-ring
DEDeutsch
Simulation
si-mu-la-syon
ESEspañol
simulación
sim-u-la-syon
FAفارسی
شبیهسازی
she-beh-e-sa-zi
FISuomi
simulaatio
si-mu-la-atio
FRFrançais
simulation
si-mu-la-syon
HUMagyar
szimuláció
sim-u-la-tsy-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
palsukan
pal-su-kan
ITItaliano
simulatio
si-mu-la-syo-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
palsukan
pal-su-kan
NLNederlands
simulatie
si-mu-la-tie
NONorsk
simulering
si-mu-le-ring
PLPolski
symulacja
si-mu-la-tsia
PTPortuguês
simulagem
si-mu-la-ʒem
RORomână
simulare
si-mu-la-re
RUРусский
симуляция
si-mu-li-at-siya
SVSvenska
simulering
si-mu-le-ring
TLTL
pagsasalin
pa-g-sa-sa-lin
UKУкраїнська
симуляція
si-mu-li-at-siya
URاردو
نمائندہ
na-ma-yan-deh
VITiếng Việt
giả lập
ghee-a lap
ZUZU
ukusebenza
u-ku-se-ben-za