boilerplate vs current

boilerplate

noun
  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • 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. 

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

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. 

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

current

noun
  • a tendency or a course of events 

  • The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid. 

  • the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time. 

  • The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current. 

adj
  • Electric; of or relating to electricity. 

  • Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment. 

  • Existing or occurring at the moment. 

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