boilerplate vs mold

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. 

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. 

mold

noun
  • A group of moldings. 

  • A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped. 

  • General shape or form. 

  • A fontanelle. 

  • Earth, ground. 

  • Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting. 

  • Something that is made in or shaped on a mold. 

  • A fixed or restrictive pattern or form. 

  • A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. 

  • A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air. 

  • Distinctive character or type. 

  • The shape or pattern of a mold. 

verb
  • To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon. 

  • To ornament with moldings. 

  • To be shaped in or as if in a mold. 

  • To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence 

  • To cover with mold or soil. 

  • To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting. 

  • To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold. 

  • To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to. 

  • To fit closely by following the contours of. 

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