boilerplate vs web

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. 

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. 

web

noun
  • A latticed or woven structure. 

  • A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper. 

  • The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail. 

  • The blade of a saw. 

  • The blade of a sword. 

  • The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing. 

  • A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing. 

  • The thin, sharp part of a colter. 

  • The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member. 

  • A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead. 

  • The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. 

  • The bit of a key. 

  • A section of a groin vault, separated by ribs. 

  • The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb. 

  • Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web. 

  • A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals. 

  • A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend. 

  • A plot or scheme. 

verb
  • To construct or form a web. 

  • To cover with a web or network. 

  • To ensnare or entangle. 

  • To provide with a web. 

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