boilerplate vs net

boilerplate

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

  • 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. 

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. 

net

noun
  • Anything that has the appearance of such a device. 

  • A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals. 

  • The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit. 

  • Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron. 

  • A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something. 

  • The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court). 

  • A mesh of string, cord or rope. 

  • A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. 

  • A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc. 

  • A trap. 

  • A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc. 

  • A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc. 

verb
  • To form a netting or network; to knit. 

  • To yield as profit for. 

  • To enclose or cover with a net. 

  • To score (a goal). 

  • To catch in a trap, or by stratagem. 

  • To catch by means of a net. 

  • To receive as profit. 

  • To fully hedge a position. 

  • To hit the ball into the net. 

adj
  • Final; end. 

  • Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat. 

  • Remaining after expenses or deductions. 

adv
  • After expenses or deductions. 

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