boilerplate vs source

boilerplate

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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). 

  • 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. 

source

noun
  • Source code. 

  • A reporter's informant. 

  • The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET). 

  • Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates. 

  • The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired. 

verb
  • To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource. 

  • To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for. 

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