boilerplate.
A sheet of metal.
Meaning & usage
A sheet of metal. A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
A sheet of metal. Any metal taking the form of sheets used in the construction of a boiler.
A sheet of metal. A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
A sheet of metal. The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
A template. Syndicated material; repeatable stories, articles or advertisements.
A template. A copy for the purpose of making other copies.
A template. Standard text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
They put that boilerplate on all the warning labels.
A template. A basic contract that can be modified to make different kinds of contracts.
A template. A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.
A template. Formulaic or hackneyed language.
Tightly packed snow with a hard, icy crust on its surface, which may be dangerous for skiing.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English boiler Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English boilerplate From boiler + plate.
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
The contract contained all the usual boilerplate clauses.
Formulaic, stereotypical.
Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
A boilerplate spacecraft was used to test the rocket.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English boiler Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English boilerplate From boiler + plate.
To store standard text so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English boiler Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English boilerplate From boiler + plate.
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