"boilerplate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-boilerplate.wav [US]
Etymology: boiler + plate Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boiler|plate}} boiler + plate Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} boilerplate (not comparable)
  1. Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-adj-y4HeYMHf
  2. (aeronautics) Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Aeronautics
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-adj-yD7la7xd Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-boilerplate.wav [US] Forms: boilerplates [plural]
Etymology: boiler + plate Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boiler|plate}} boiler + plate Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} boilerplate (countable and uncountable, plural boilerplates)
  1. A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (sheet of steel used in the construction of a boiler): kotlářský plech [masculine] (Czech), kattilalevy (Finnish), Kesselplatte [feminine] (German), Kesselblech [neuter] (German), kazánlemez (Hungarian), котларски лим (kotlarski lim) [masculine] (Macedonian), kokeplate [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kokeplate [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kazan saçı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-noun-WVoMggQn Disambiguation of 'sheet of steel used in the construction of a boiler': 65 14 3 1 14 1 1
  2. (UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Translations (rating plate on boiler): arvokilpi (Finnish), Typenschild [neuter] (German), Kennzeichnung [feminine] (German), Kennzeichnungsschild [neuter] (German), Leistungsschild [neuter] (German), adattábla (Hungarian), típustábla (Hungarian), géptábla (Hungarian), gyári tábla (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-noun-brLQlA9t Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'rating plate on boiler': 20 56 14 2 5 1 2
  3. A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-noun-ofOsDK4Z
  4. (journalism) Syndicated material. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-noun-IuIZHQzN Topics: journalism, media
  5. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: boilerplate code Translations (standard text used routinely): textová šablona [feminine] (Czech), vakioteksti (Finnish), texte standard [masculine] (French), Textbaustein [masculine] (German), Standardformulierung [feminine] (German), Standardklausel [feminine] (German), Abbinder [masculine] (German), Stehsatz [masculine] (German), gotowiec (Polish), szablon [masculine] (Polish), шаблон (šablon) [masculine] (Russian), болванка (bolvanka) [feminine] (Russian), špranca [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), standart metin (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-noun-RS7f9o-W Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'standard text used routinely': 19 2 2 2 68 2 6
  6. Formulaic or hackneyed language. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-noun-4BdcCCPP
  7. (skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Skiing Translations (skiing: icy snow): jäinen lumi (Finnish), Harsch [masculine] (German), Schneeeis [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-noun-mxKS9j8v Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports Disambiguation of 'skiing: icy snow': 2 2 3 3 6 2 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (rating plate on machinery): typový štítek [masculine] (Czech), arvokilpi (Finnish), Typenschild [neuter] (German), Geräteschild [neuter] (German), Leistungsschild [neuter] (German), adattábla (Hungarian), típustábla (Hungarian), géptábla (Hungarian), gyári tábla (Hungarian)
Disambiguation of 'rating plate on machinery': 3 38 44 3 7 2 3

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-boilerplate.wav [US] Forms: boilerplates [present, singular, third-person], boilerplating [participle, present], boilerplated [participle, past], boilerplated [past]
Etymology: boiler + plate Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boiler|plate}} boiler + plate Head templates: {{en-verb}} boilerplate (third-person singular simple present boilerplates, present participle boilerplating, simple past and past participle boilerplated)
  1. (transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. Tags: transitive Related terms: template, hotplate, boiling plate, canned response, pro forma
    Sense id: en-boilerplate-en-verb-MXIyQrWn

Inflected forms

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      "form": "boilerplates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boilerplating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boilerplated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boilerplated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "boilerplate (third-person singular simple present boilerplates, present participle boilerplating, simple past and past participle boilerplated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "template"
    },
    {
      "word": "hotplate"
    },
    {
      "word": "boiling plate"
    },
    {
      "word": "canned response"
    },
    {
      "word": "pro forma"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1986, Personal Computing, volume 10, page 72",
          "text": "Any text that you have reason to use more than once can be boilerplated by simply tucking it away in a file (on disk) […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1989, Ron Tepper, How to Write Winning Proposals for Your Company Or Client, page 236",
          "text": "Boilerplated sections should be examined for updating each time they are used.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reuse",
          "reuse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-boilerplate.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-boilerplate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-boilerplate.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-boilerplate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-boilerplate.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boilerplate"
}

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