Boilerplate

Full definition of boilerplate

Adjective

1. Describing text of a standard or routine nature.The contract contained all the usual boilerplate clauses.
2. Used to describe a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.A boilerplate spacecraft was used to test the rocket

Noun

1. A sheet of steel used in the construction of a boiler.
2. The rating-plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the (UK) Boiler Explosions Act (1882)
3. A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
4. (computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.They put that boilerplate on all the warning labels.

Synonyms

• boilerplate code computing

Related terms

• boilerplated
• boilerplating