boilerplate vs original

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. 

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. 

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

original

adj
  • Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others. 

  • Pioneering. 

  • First in a series of copies or versions. 

  • Having a specified place or time as its origin. 

  • Fresh, different. 

  • Newly created. 

noun
  • A ridgeling. 

  • An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived. 

  • A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection. 

  • A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent. 

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