boilerplate vs popular

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. 

popular

adj
  • Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. 

  • Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. 

  • Common among the general public; generally accepted. 

  • Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap. 

  • Concerning the people; public. 

  • Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption. 

noun
  • A person who is popular, especially at a school. 

  • An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation. 

  • A member of the Populares 

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