boilerplate
boil·er·plate
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine natureDescribing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
UK/ˈbɔɪ.ləˌpleɪt/US/ˈbɔɪ.ləɹˌpleɪt/
» You have to click through reams of legal boilerplate to sign up for any web site, these days.
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3 senses(not comparable)Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
The contract contained all the usual boilerplate clauses.
(not comparable)Formulaic, stereotypical.
(not comparable)Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
A boilerplate spacecraft was used to test the rocket.
Examples
1 sentencesYou have to click through reams of legal boilerplate to sign up for any web site, these days.