boilerplate

1. A sheet of metal.

   (countable, uncountable)A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.

   Kesselplatte, Kesselblech

2. (broadly, uncountable)Any metal taking the form of sheets used in the construction of a boiler.

3. (countable, uncountable)A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.

   Typenschild, Geräteschild, Kennzeichnung

4. (UK, countable, uncountable)The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).

5. A template.

   (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Syndicated material; repeatable stories, articles or advertisements.

6. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A copy for the purpose of making other copies.

7. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Standard text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.

   They put that boilerplate on all the warning labels.

   standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories

8. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A basic contract that can be modified to make different kinds of contracts.

9. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.

   Textbaustein, Standardformulierung, Standardklausel

   шаблонšablon, болванкаbolvanka

10. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Formulaic or hackneyed language.

11. (uncountable)Tightly packed snow with a hard, icy crust on its surface, which may be dangerous for skiing.

    Harsch, Schneeeis

1. You have to click through reams of legal boilerplate to sign up for any web site, these days.

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