Boilerplate

Definitions

1. A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
   countable, uncountable
2. The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
   UK, countable, uncountable
3. A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
   countable, uncountable
4. Syndicated material.
   countable, uncountable
5. Standard text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
   countable, uncountable
6. A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.
   countable, uncountable
7. Formulaic or hackneyed language.
   countable, uncountable
8. Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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.”

“They put⟳ that boilerplate on all the warning labels.”

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