boilerplate vs platform

boilerplate

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. 

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. 

platform

noun
  • A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon. 

  • Something that allows an enterprise to advance. 

  • A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion. 

  • A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc. 

  • A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion. 

  • A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks. 

  • A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made. 

  • sidewalk 

  • A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. 

verb
  • To include in a political platform 

  • To place on, or as if on, a platform. 

  • To place a train alongside a station platform. 

  • To furnish with or shape into a platform 

  • To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.). 

  • To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm. 

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