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etaoin shrd·lu
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etaoin shrdlunoun
Nonsense, filler text, or an example of accidental typing.
Etymology: From the arrangement of letters on the keyboard of a Linotype machine—typesetters would mark errors by running their fingers across the keys, and the results would sometimes accidentally find their way into print.
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etaoin shrdlu
etaoin shrdlu is a nonsense phrase that sometimes appeared in print in the days of "hot type" publishing because of a custom of type-casting machine operators. It appeared frequently enough that it became part of the lore of newspapers. It is the approximate order of frequency of 12 of the most commonly used letters in the English language.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of etaoin shrdlu in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of etaoin shrdlu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- etaoin shrdluDanish
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- etaoin shrdluIndonesian
- etaoin shrdluYiddish
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