Boiler

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɔɪlÉ™(r)/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪlÉ™(r)

boil + -er

Full definition of boiler

Noun

1. An apparatus that generates heat (usually by burning fuel) and uses it to heat circulating water (or sometimes another liquid) in a closed system that is then used for space heating, swimming pool heating, or domestic hot water or industrial processes.
2. Less commonly, a hot water heater.Note: the below is a more complete definition that was here previously. It borders on the encyclopedic, but I'm leaving it intact, just commented-out, in case someone thinks parts of it should be incorporated into the above definitions that were created from it.
3. (approximate definition) A fuel burning apparatus in which water is heated to be used for space heating, swimming pool heating, domestic hot water or industrial processes.
   (more precisely) An apparatus in which a heat source other than a hot liquid or steam (most commonly burning fuel, exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine or gas turbine, waste heat from a process, solar energy or electricity) is used to heat water (or rarely another liquid), normally in a closed recirculating system under pressure for use as a heat source in calorifiers, heat exchangers or heat emitters, or less commonly (usage synonymous with hot water heater), with partial or no recirculation, for use directly as domestic hot water or process hot water.
4. (approximate definition) A fuel burning apparatus in which water is boiled to produce steam for space heating, power generation, or industrial processes.
   (more precisely) An apparatus in which a heat source other than a hot liquid or steam (most commonly burning fuel, exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine or gas turbine, waste heat from a process, solar energy or electricity) is used to boil water (or rarely another liquid), under pressure to provide steam (or other gas) for use as a heat source in calorifiers, heat exchangers or heat emitters, or for use directly for humidification, in an industrial process, or to power steam turbines.
5. A kitchen vessel for steaming or boiling food.
6. (UK, informal) A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.

Derived terms

Shortening of boilerplate

Noun

1. (rare, informal) Boilerplate.
• 1994 May 4, Glenn Nicholas, "Re: Forms4 boilerplate accessible?", in comp.databases.oracle

• While it appears the FRM40_TEXT table is the answer, saving a form with boiler text does not seem to insert into this table.
• 2003 December 7, Tom Potter, "Re: Why don't more people hate Bush?", in alt.politics.democrats and other newsgroups, Usenet:Note that Stuart Grey makes the assertion: "I think rationally on all subjects.", and then proceeds to use the standard boiler tactics and phrases of the people WHO instigate conflict and war.
• 2007, Jim Casey, "Re: NRA vs Bar Assoc over guns in cars", in tx.guns

• Nearly every employer in my field has similar terms (they all come out of a legal boiler mill somewhere).
• 2009 March 30, "hughess7" (username), "Re: Mail merge to PDF", in microsoft.public.access

• Just aligning all the paragraphs of 'boiler text' is tedious but trying to insert values in alignment is impossible!

Anagrams

• libero, reboil