boilerplate
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Is boilerplate a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of boilerplate?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).UKcountableuncountable
2. (journalism) Syndicated material.Examples: "[…] they have neither the responsibility nor the inclination to cover the real news of the community and consequently have little editorial expense, relying on handouts and cheap boilerplate materials to fill up the spots where they have no ads."countableuncountable
3. (computing) A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.Synonyms: boilerplate codecountableuncountable
4. (skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.countableuncountable
adj (English)
1. (aeronautics) Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.Examples: "A boilerplate spacecraft was used to test the rocket."not-comparable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To store standard text so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.Examples: "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."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary