boilerplate vs deck

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. 

deck

noun
  • A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs. 

  • A set of slides for a presentation. 

  • A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing. 

  • The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. 

  • Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. 

  • A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane. 

  • A pack or set of playing cards. 

  • A headline consisting of one or more actual lines of text. 

  • The floor. 

  • The stage. 

verb
  • To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance. 

  • To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch. 

  • To cause a player to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game. 

  • To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. 

  • To decorate (something). 

  • To cover; to overspread. 

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