Meaning of Boilerplate | Babel Free

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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