boilerplate

Etymology
. First use appears c. 1793 in the periodical .

Noun

 * 1) A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
 * 2)  The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
 * 3) A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
 * 4)  Syndicated material.
 * 5)  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.
 * 6) Formulaic or hackneyed language.
 * 7)  Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.
 * 1) Formulaic or hackneyed language.
 * 2)  Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.
 * 1)  Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.

Translations

 * Czech: kotlářský plech
 * Finnish:
 * German: Kesselplatte, Kesselblech
 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: котларски лим
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: kokeplate
 * Turkish: kazan saçı


 * Finnish: arvokilpi
 * German: Typenschild,, Kennzeichnungsschild, Leistungsschild
 * Hungarian: adattábla, típustábla, géptábla, gyári tábla


 * Czech: typový štítek
 * Finnish: arvokilpi
 * German: Typenschild, Geräteschild, Leistungsschild
 * Hungarian: adattábla, típustábla, géptábla, gyári tábla


 * Czech: textová šablona
 * Finnish: vakioteksti
 * French: texte standard
 * German:, Standardformulierung, Standardklausel, Abbinder, Stehsatz
 * Polish: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Turkish: standart metin


 * Finnish: jäinen lumi
 * German:, Schneeeis

Adjective

 * 1) Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
 * 2)  Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
 * 1)  Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
 * 1)  Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.

Verb

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