ETAOIN SHRDLU
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 A linotype keyboard. It has the following alphabet arrangement twice, once for lower-case and once for upper-case letters, with extra keys for numbers and symbols: etaoin / shrdlu / cmfwyp / vbgkqj / xz |
ETAOIN SHRDLU () is a nonsense phrase that sometimes appeared in print in the days of "hot type" publishing because of a custom of Linotype machine operators. It appeared frequently enough that it became part of the lore of newspapers. A documentary about the last issue of The New York Times to be composed in the hot-metal printing process (2 July 1978) was titled Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu.
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