boilerplate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

2. 2

   The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions…

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

3. 3

   A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer,…

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

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   1. 4

      Syndicated material.

   2. 5

      Standard text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.

      • They put that boilerplate on all the warning labels.
   3. 6

      A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word…

      A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.

   4. 7

      Formulaic or hackneyed language.

   5. 8

      Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.

   6. 9

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

      • The contract contained all the usual boilerplate clauses.
      • Devoid of even boilerplate language offering support for Israel and its defense, the statement made clear: this would be Israel’s conflict, not Trump’s.
   7. 10

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

      • A boilerplate spacecraft was used to test the rocket.
   8. 11

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

      • Any text that you have reason to use more than once can be boilerplated by simply tucking it away in a file (on disk) […]
      • Boilerplated sections should be examined for updating each time they are used.

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