Asdf

“ asdf ” is the sequence of letters appearing on the first four keys of the line of the medium, on a keyboard QWERTY or QWERTZ. It is often used in a generic way to carry out an example or a test, like equivalent of a random sequence .

The choice of these four letters (has, S, D, F) thus does not have a value Sémantique, and this continuation of characters does not have not clean direction. Its use is thus connected with that of the lorem ipsum and of the Pangramme.

It is generally printed in small letters. Its equivalent is “qsdf” on the keyboard AZERTY and “aoeu” on the Clavier Dvorak.

The choice of the line of the medium comes owing to the fact that it is used as reference mark in the methods of training of the Dactylographie.

By Retro-acronymie, “asdf” can be seen like the Sigle, in English, of “ Angry, Sullen, Depressed, and Frustrated ” (“annoyed, renfrogné, depressed and frustrated”).

Examples of uses

to check if the breakage is locked in high position or low.
Like Password by defect on certain systems. Consequently, as it is possible that a user did not change it, it is present in many dictionaries used by the pirate to force protections by password.
to fill a Field of seizure when one does not know what to put at it, in particular:

on a Search engine when nothing in particular is sought; this is why Web sites try to improve to them Référencement for this Keyword.
on the Form S of inscription of Web sites or discussion forums whose access is reserved to the recorded users, by time-saver or concern for Anonymat when the sequence replaces Personal data; this practice led many Web sites automatically to regard the Email address asdf@asdf.com as invalid.

See too

False text
Variable metasyntaxic

External bond

asdf.com, a site devoted to “asdf”.

Simple: Home keys

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Examples of uses

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