copybook

Noun

 * 1) A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.
 * 2)  A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers.
 * 3)  A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate.
 * 1)  A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate.