boilerplate vs reservoir

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. 

reservoir

noun
  • A supply or source of something. 

  • A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species. 

  • A "black box" component that receives an input signal to be read out and mapped by another process, as part of reservoir computing. 

  • A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter. 

  • A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. 

  • A place where anything is kept in store. 

verb
  • To store or keep (something) in or as in a reservoir. 

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