boilerplate vs prescription

boilerplate

noun
  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

prescription

noun
  • The act of establishing or formalizing ideal norms for language use, as opposed to describing the actual norms of such use; an instance of this. 

  • A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses. 

  • An established time period after which a person who has uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly used another's property acquires full ownership of it. 

  • Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this. 

  • An established time period within which a right must be exercised and after which it is null and permanently unenforceable. 

  • Any plan of treatment or planned treatment. 

  • The medicine or treatment provided by such an order. 

adj
  • only available with a physician or nurse practitioner's written prescription 

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