boilerplate vs shop

boilerplate

noun
  • A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

  • 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. 

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. 

shop

noun
  • A large garage where vehicle mechanics work. 

  • Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor. 

  • A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill. 

  • An establishment where a barber or beautician works. 

  • A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop. 

  • An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. 

  • Discussion of business or professional affairs. 

  • An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies. 

verb
  • To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.). 

  • To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph. 

  • To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority. 

  • To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise. 

  • To imprison. 

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