boilerplate vs transcript

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. 

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. 

transcript

noun
  • Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy. 

  • An inventory of the courses taken and grades earned of a student alleged throughout a course. 

  • A copy of any kind; an imitation. 

  • A written version of what was said orally 

  • A molecule of RNA produced by transcription 

verb
  • To write a transcript; to transcribe. 

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