boilerplate vs plastic

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. 

plastic

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material. 

  • fake; insincere. 

  • Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. 

  • Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. 

  • Inferior or not the real thing. 

  • Made of plastic. 

noun
  • An instance of plastic surgery. 

  • Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services. 

  • insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population. 

  • A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. 

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