boilerplate vs panel

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. 

panel

noun
  • A heap of dressed ore. 

  • One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal. 

  • A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc. 

  • A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS. 

  • A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff. 

  • A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. 

  • A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc. 

  • A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on. 

  • A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. 

  • A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. 

  • A group of tests or assays, a battery. 

  • A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel. 

  • The whole jury. 

  • A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame. 

  • A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. 

  • An individual frame or drawing in a comic. 

  • One of the faces of a hewn stone. 

  • A portion of text or other material within a book, newspaper, web page, etc. set apart from the main body or separated by a border. 

  • A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example. 

verb
  • To fit (a room etc.) with panels. 

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