bin vs boilerplate

bin

noun
  • A container for rubbish or waste. 

  • Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc 

  • Any of the fixed-size chunks into which airspace is divided for the purposes of radar. 

  • Jail or prison. 

  • A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container. 

  • son of; equivalent to Hebrew בן (ben). 

verb
  • To convert continuous data into discrete groups. 

  • To place into a bin for storage. 

  • To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin. 

  • To throw away, reject, give up. 

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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