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Boilerplate

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

📖 Definitions of "Boilerplate"

noun
  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 (UK) Boiler Explosions Act (1882).

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    Syndicated material.

verb
  1. 1

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

adjective
  1. 1

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

    "The contract contained all the usual boilerplate clauses."

  2. 2

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

    "A boilerplate spacecraft was used to test the rocket"

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