band vs boilerplate

band

noun
  • A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. 

  • A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. 

  • A belt or strap that is part of a machine. 

  • In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts. 

  • A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork. 

  • A part of the electromagnetic spectrum. 

  • A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music. 

  • A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. 

  • A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area. 

  • Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. 

  • A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it. 

  • A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) money 

  • A marching band. 

  • A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada. 

  • A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. 

  • A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states. 

  • A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist. 

  • A group of energy levels in a solid state material. 

  • Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc 

  • That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie. 

  • A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves). 

verb
  • To fasten with a band. 

  • To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird). 

  • To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream. 

  • To group together for a common purpose; to confederate. 

boilerplate

noun
  • Syndicated material. 

  • A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

  • The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). 

  • 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. 

  • Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on. 

  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

verb
  • To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. 

adj
  • Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. 

  • Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. 

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