greek

/ɡɹiːk/
verb

To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.

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Verb 3 meanings

  1. To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.

  2. To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.

  3. To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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Etymology

Probably from Greek (“unintelligible speech or text”).

GREEK at a glance

GREEK has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (G 2 + R 1 + E 1 + E 1 + K 5) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,938 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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