boilerplate vs receptacle

boilerplate

noun
  • Syndicated material. 

  • A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

  • 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. 

receptacle

noun
  • A container. 

  • In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached. 

  • A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment. 

  • A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs). 

  • An organ that receives and holds a secretion. 

  • The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus. 

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