boilerplate vs ordinary

boilerplate

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. 

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. 

ordinary

adj
  • Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine. 

  • Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory. 

  • Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases. 

  • Bad or undesirable. 

noun
  • One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. 

  • A part of the Christian liturgy that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the service is performed. 

  • A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass. 

  • A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese. 

  • The chaplain of Newgate prison, who prepared condemned prisoners for death. 

  • A meal provided for a set price at an eating establishment. 

  • A penny farthing bicycle. 

  • A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation. 

  • The usual course of things; normal condition or health; a standard way of behaviour or action. 

  • An ordinary person or thing; something commonplace. 

How often have the words boilerplate and ordinary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )