boilerplate vs weave

boilerplate

noun
  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

weave

noun
  • A type or way of weaving. 

  • Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair. 

verb
  • To unite by close connection or intermixture. 

  • To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another. 

  • To move by turning and twisting. 

  • To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate. 

  • To spin a cocoon or a web. 

  • To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side. 

  • To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress. 

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