boilerplate vs review

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. 

verb
  • To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. 

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. 

review

noun
  • A survey of the available items or material. 

  • A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights. 

  • A stage show made up of topical sketches etc. 

  • A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs. 

  • A judicial reassessment of a case or an event. 

  • A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field. 

  • An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work. 

  • A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code. 

verb
  • To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise. 

  • To survey; to look broadly over. 

  • To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination. 

  • To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review. 

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