boilerplate vs build

boilerplate

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. 

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

  • Syndicated material. 

  • 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. 

build

verb
  • To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention. 

  • To establish a basis for (something). 

  • To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process. 

  • To construct (software) by compiling its source code. 

  • To form by combining materials or parts. 

  • To develop in magnitude or extent. 

  • To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to. 

  • To form (something) by combining materials or parts. 

noun
  • A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, or a configuration of a character's items or skills, created by the player. 

  • Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. 

  • The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure. 

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