The crossword solution for the term 'NAME DUMMY' is SNERD, which is an acronym for 'Synthetic Natural Entity Robotoid Droid'. This term was coined by science fiction author Isaac Asimov in his novel 'I, Robot' to refer to a type of robot that is designed to look and act like a human. SNERD robots are programmed to interact with humans in a natural way, and they are often used in research and development projects.