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BOILERPLATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does boilerplate mean?
• BOILERPLATE (noun)
The noun BOILERPLATE has 2 senses:
1. standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
2. thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
Familiarity information: BOILERPLATE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("boilerplate" is a kind of...):
expression; formulation (the style of expressing yourself)
Holonyms ("boilerplate" is a part of...):
contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("boilerplate" is a kind of...):
plate iron (a plate of iron)
Holonyms ("boilerplate" is a member of...):
boiler; steam boiler (sealed vessel where water is converted to steam)
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