Boilerplate vs. Template

Boilerplatenoun

A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.

Boilerplatenoun

The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the (UK) Boiler Explosions Act (1882).

Boilerplatenoun

A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.

Boilerplatenoun

(journalism) Syndicated material.

Boilerplatenoun

(computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.

Boilerplatenoun

(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on.

Boilerplateadjective

Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.

Boilerplateadjective

Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.

Boilerplateverb

(transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.

Boilerplatenoun

standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories

Boilerplatenoun

thick plate iron used in the production of boilers

Templatenoun

A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

Templatenoun

A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.

Templatenoun

(molecular biology) A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.

Templatenoun

A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

Templateverb

To set up or mark off using a template.

Templateverb

To provide a template or pattern for.

Templatenoun

Same as Templet.

Templatenoun

a model or standard for making comparisons

Templatenoun

a shaped piece of rigid material used as a pattern for processes such as cutting out, shaping, or drilling.

Templatenoun

something that serves as a model for others to copy

Templatenoun

a preset format for a document or file.

Templatenoun

a nucleic acid molecule that acts as a pattern for the sequence of assembly of a protein, nucleic acid, or other large molecule

Templatenoun

a timber or plate used to distribute the weight in a wall or under a support.