dummy out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To replace a real part of a computer program with a fake temporary stand-in.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
(Computing/technical) To replace a real function or component with a dummy or placeholder version during testing.
"We dummied out the payment module so we could test the rest of the checkout flow."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in software development and testing contexts. Not found in standard phrasal verb dictionaries. Very niche usage. ESL learners working in technology may encounter it; others can ignore it.
Commonly used with
function module component test system code
Forms
Base
dummy out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dummies out
he/she/it
Past simple
dummied out
yesterday
Past participle
dummied out
have + pp
-ing form
dummying out
continuous
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