boilerplate vs proper

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. 

proper

adj
  • In the strict sense; within the strict definition or core (of a specified place, taxonomic order, idea, etc). 

  • Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. 

  • Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous. 

  • Eigen-; designating a function or value which is an eigenfunction or eigenvalue. 

  • Belonging to oneself or itself; own. 

  • Being strictly part of some other thing (not necessarily explicitly mentioned, but of definitional importance), and not being the thing itself. 

  • Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. 

  • Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular. 

  • Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.) 

  • Attractive, elegant. 

  • In the very strictest sense of the word. 

  • Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures. 

  • Utter, complete. 

adv
  • properly; thoroughly; completely. 

  • properly. 

noun
  • A part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date. 

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